Decision Workspace
kafka vs rustfs-kafka vs br-cache
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
kafka
growingv0.10.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
59
rustfs-kafka
experimentalv1.2.0
Rust client for Apache Kafka
49
br-cache
growingv0.3.22
This is an Cache and Message Queue abstraction layer
Core Metrics
| kafka | rustfs-kafka | br-cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 59 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M | 15.0K | 30.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 18.5K | 6.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 284 | 3 | 440 |
| Releases | 24 | 6 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1023d ago | 81d ago | 156d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 2m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
kafka
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
rustfs-kafka
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
br-cache
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| kafka | rustfs-kafka | br-cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 1.2.0 | 0.3.22 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 25 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 151KB | 138KB | 23KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93.0 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustfs-kafka leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kafka has the most downloads (1.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •br-cache is depended on by 440 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ kafka has not been updated in over a year.
- •kafka, br-cache are pre-1.0 — API may change.