Decision Workspace
etherparse vs ip-spoofing vs smoltcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
etherparse
growingv0.20.1
A library for parsing & writing a bunch of packet based protocols (EthernetII, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP ...).
42
ip-spoofing
growingv0.1.2
Library to send fake IPv4 headers & UDP/TCP-SYN packets to perform L3/L4 attacks
72
smoltcp
growingv0.13.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
Core Metrics
| etherparse | ip-spoofing | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 42 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8M | 3.5K | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 674.3K | 0 | 356.3K |
| Dependents | 702 | 0 | 629 |
| Releases | 35 | 3 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 204d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 3y 3m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
etherparse
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ip-spoofing
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| etherparse | ip-spoofing | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.13.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 473KB | 7KB | 361KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 190 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 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 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etherparse has the most downloads (7.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etherparse is depended on by 702 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.