Decision Workspace
bantamweight vs smoltcp vs actix-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
bantamweight
growingv0.1.21
A lightweight TCP-based network library. Does basic peer-to-peer networking and offers a basic protocol for easy communication.
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
65
actix-server
growingv2.6.0
General purpose TCP server built for the Actix ecosystem
Core Metrics
| bantamweight | smoltcp | actix-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 74 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 5.5M | 60.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 300.1K | 3.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 563 | 503 |
| Releases | 4 | 22 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1334d ago | 7d ago | 322d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 9y 3m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
bantamweight
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
actix-server
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bantamweight | smoltcp | actix-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.21 | 0.13.0 | 2.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 16 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 361KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 190 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-server has the most downloads (60.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 563 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bantamweight has not been updated in over a year.
- •bantamweight, smoltcp are pre-1.0 — API may change.