Decision Workspace
filament-packet vs pnet vs pnet_macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
filament-packet
experimentalv0.1.0
Zero-copy packet format and wire protocol for Filament networking stack
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
| filament-packet | pnet | pnet_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 10 | 13.7M | 19.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.0M | 2.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.7K | 110 |
| Releases | 1 | 51 | 52 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 725d ago | 725d ago |
| Age | 20d | 11y 6m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
filament-packet
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
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
| filament-packet | pnet | pnet_macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.35.0 | 0.35.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 29KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 5 (team) |
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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 (19.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pnet is depended on by 1.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pnet, pnet_macros have not been updated in over a year.