postgres
v0.19.12 GrowingA native, synchronous PostgreSQL client
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (3.6K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
730.5K downloads in the last 30 days (24.3K/day), up 15% from the previous period.
3.6K crates depend on postgres. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 113 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, postgres hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
At 42KB, postgres is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include rust_decimal, ruint, ip_network, pgvector, rouille. When high-quality crates choose postgres, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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