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bpf-linker vs libbpf-rs vs libbpf-sys

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

bpf-linkerlibbpf-rslibbpf-sys
Health Score636968
Total Downloads356.4K5.7M6.5M
30d Downloads31.9K355.5K367.7K
Dependents7596273
Releases205862
Last Updated42d ago47d ago70d ago
Age5y 5m5y 11m8y 6m

Health Breakdown

bpf-linker
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
libbpf-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
libbpf-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15

Technical Details

bpf-linkerlibbpf-rslibbpf-sys
Version0.10.30.26.21.7.0+v1.7.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✗ No✓ Yes
LicenseMIT OR Apache-2.0LGPL-2.1-only OR BSD-2-ClauseBSD-2-Clause
Dependencies23184
Crate Size73KB123KB4.3MB
Features9511
Yanked %0.0%0.0%17.7%
Edition202420212021
MSRV1.821.82
Owners2 (team)64

Quick Verdict

  • libbpf-rs leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • libbpf-sys has the most downloads (6.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
  • libbpf-rs is depended on by 596 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • bpf-linker, libbpf-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.