Decision Workspace
kubemq vs hermes-broker-macros vs pgmq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
kubemq
experimentalv1.0.1
KubeMQ Rust SDK - Message broker client for events, commands, queries, and queues
58
hermes-broker-macros
experimentalv0.4.1
Procedural macros for Hermes event ergonomics.
58
pgmq
growingv0.33.7
A distributed message queue for Rust applications, on Postgres.
Core Metrics
| kubemq | hermes-broker-macros | pgmq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 58 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 36 | 182 | 225.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 4.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 62 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 94 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 108d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
kubemq
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
hermes-broker-macros
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
pgmq
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| kubemq | hermes-broker-macros | pgmq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.4.1 | 0.33.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | PostgreSQL |
| Dependencies | 21 | 3 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 177KB | 5KB | 108KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hermes-broker-macros leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgmq has the most downloads (225.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hermes-broker-macros, pgmq are pre-1.0 — API may change.