Decision Workspace
zerodds-mqtt-bridge vs GatoMQTT vs mqtt5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
zerodds-mqtt-bridge
experimentalv1.0.0-rc.1
MQTT v5.0 (OASIS Standard) Wire-Codec + Broker + Topic-Filter + Keep-Alive + DDS-Bridge — no_std + alloc.
48
GatoMQTT
experimentalv0.2.0
no_std, no_alloc MQTT 3.1.1 broker library for embedded Rust. Bounded session registry, retained messages, QoS 1, transport-agnostic (plain TCP or TLS via TlsSession trait).
62
mqtt5
experimentalv0.32.2
Complete MQTT v5.0 platform with high-performance async client and full-featured broker supporting TCP, TLS, WebSocket, authentication, bridging, and resource monitoring
Core Metrics
| zerodds-mqtt-bridge | GatoMQTT | mqtt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 48 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 22 | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 21d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 17d | 21d | 9m |
Health Breakdown
zerodds-mqtt-bridge
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
GatoMQTT
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
mqtt5
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zerodds-mqtt-bridge | GatoMQTT | mqtt5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-rc.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.32.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 55 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 61KB | 401KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mqtt5 leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •GatoMQTT, mqtt5 are pre-1.0 — API may change.