Decision Workspace
dsct vs packet-dissector-pcap vs pcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
dsct
experimentalv0.2.10
LLM-friendly packet dissector CLI
50
packet-dissector-pcap
experimentalv0.3.2
Pcap/pcapng reader and writer for packet-dissector
65
pcap
growingv2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
Core Metrics
| dsct | packet-dissector-pcap | pcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 50 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 185 | 570 | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 629.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 692 |
| Releases | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 38d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
dsct
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
packet-dissector-pcap
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pcap
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dsct | packet-dissector-pcap | pcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.10 | 0.3.2 | 2.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 1 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 246KB | 12KB | 79KB |
| Features | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 692 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dsct, packet-dissector-pcap are pre-1.0 — API may change.