Decision Workspace
arp-scan vs netscan vs nscan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
arp-scan
growingv0.15.1
A minimalistic ARP scan tool
50
netscan
growingv0.30.0
Cross-platform network scan library
49
nscan
growingv1.6.0
Cross-platform network scan tool for host and service discovery
Core Metrics
| arp-scan | netscan | nscan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 22.4K | 66.7K | 35.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 30 | 81 | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Releases | 16 | 43 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 129d ago | 40d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 4y 11m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
arp-scan
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
netscan
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
nscan
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| arp-scan | netscan | nscan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.1 | 0.30.0 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 87KB | 171KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.6% | 13.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •netscan leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •arp-scan, netscan are pre-1.0 — API may change.