Decision Workspace
drax vs pnet vs pnet_macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
drax
growingv0.1.1
Simple abstraction layer over a protocol buffer, bringing dtos to regular types.
60
pnet
growingv0.35.0
Cross-platform, low level networking using the Rust programming language.
56
pnet_macros
growingv0.35.0
Automatic bit manipulation for binary data formats
Core Metrics
| drax | pnet | pnet_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 10.1M | 15.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 1.2M | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.6K | 110 |
| Releases | 2 | 51 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 590d ago | 666d ago | 666d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 11y 4m | 10y 8m |
Health Breakdown
drax
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
pnet
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
pnet_macros
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| drax | pnet | pnet_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.35.0 | 0.35.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 29KB | 29KB |
| Features | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 5 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •pnet leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pnet_macros has the most downloads (15.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pnet is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ drax, pnet, pnet_macros have not been updated in over a year.