Decision Workspace
watermelon-proto vs async-nats vs watermelon-net
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
watermelon-proto
growingv0.1.8
#[no_std] NATS Core Sans-IO protocol implementation
68
async-nats
growingv0.46.0
A async Rust NATS client
67
watermelon-net
growingv0.2.5
Low-level NATS Core network implementation
Core Metrics
| watermelon-proto | async-nats | watermelon-net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 21.7M | 13.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 495 | 5.5M | 491 |
| Dependents | 27 | 1.9K | 19 |
| Releases | 9 | 66 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 189d ago | 66d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 5y 9m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
watermelon-proto
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
async-nats
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
watermelon-net
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| watermelon-proto | async-nats | watermelon-net | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.46.0 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 39 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 442KB | 22KB |
| Features | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.79.0 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-nats leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-nats is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.