Decision Workspace
vk-bot vs vk-bot-api vs telegram-bot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
vk-bot
growingv3.0.0
Build chat bots for VK (VKontakte) communities easily.
53
vk-bot-api
experimentalv1.1.0
Asynchronous VK Bot API library for Rust
51
telegram-bot
growingv0.8.0
A library for creating Telegram bots
Core Metrics
| vk-bot | vk-bot-api | telegram-bot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 21.4K | 132 | 155.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 16 | 2 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 2219d ago | 17d ago | 2018d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 4m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
vk-bot
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
vk-bot-api
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
telegram-bot
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vk-bot | vk-bot-api | telegram-bot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 18 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 40KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 37.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vk-bot-api leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •telegram-bot has the most downloads (155.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ vk-bot, telegram-bot have not been updated in over a year.
- •telegram-bot is pre-1.0 — API may change.