Decision Workspace
zeronsd vs pkarr vs hickory-resolver
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
zeronsd
growingv0.5.0
Unicast DNS resolver for ZeroTier networks
73
pkarr
stablev5.0.4
Public-Key Addressable Resource Records (Pkarr); publish and resolve DNS records over Mainline DHT
71
hickory-resolver
growingv0.25.2
hickory-resolver is a safe and secure DNS stub resolver library intended to be a high-level library for DNS record resolution.
Core Metrics
| zeronsd | pkarr | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 27.4K | 587.1K | 40.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 79.7K | 4.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 357 | 3.4K |
| Releases | 22 | 67 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1414d ago | 2d ago | today |
| Age | 4y 10m | 2y 5m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
zeronsd
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pkarr
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
hickory-resolver
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zeronsd | pkarr | hickory-resolver | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 5.0.4 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 47 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 58KB | 70KB | 92KB |
| Features | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71.1 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pkarr leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hickory-resolver has the most downloads (40.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hickory-resolver is depended on by 3.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zeronsd has not been updated in over a year.
- •zeronsd, hickory-resolver are pre-1.0 — API may change.