Decision Workspace
etherparse vs ip-spoofing vs smoltcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
etherparse
growingv0.19.0
A library for parsing & writing a bunch of packet based protocols (EthernetII, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP ...).
43
ip-spoofing
growingv0.1.2
Library to send fake IPv4 headers & UDP/TCP-SYN packets to perform L3/L4 attacks
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
Core Metrics
| etherparse | ip-spoofing | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 43 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5M | 3.4K | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 679.7K | 8 | 300.1K |
| Dependents | 606 | 0 | 563 |
| Releases | 33 | 3 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 236d ago | 145d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 3y 1m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
etherparse
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ip-spoofing
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| etherparse | ip-spoofing | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 451KB | 7KB | 361KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 190 |
| Yanked % | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 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.
- •etherparse has the most downloads (6.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etherparse is depended on by 606 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.