Decision Workspace
ftr vs mtr-ng vs ping-command
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ftr
experimentalv0.6.0
A fast, parallel ICMP traceroute with ASN lookup, reverse DNS, and ISP detection
48
mtr-ng
experimentalv0.3.0
A modern, feature-rich implementation of My Traceroute (MTR) with real-time network path visualization
36
ping-command
experimentalv0.1.0
Ping command helper functions for running a system's existing ping command, then parsing the round trip metrics, and handling errors.
Core Metrics
| ftr | mtr-ng | ping-command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 2.2K | 541 |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 210d ago | 281d ago | 303d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
ftr
Maintenance
11
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mtr-ng
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
ping-command
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ftr | mtr-ng | ping-command | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 OR GPL-3.0 OR BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 28 | 19 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 207KB | 67KB | 4KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtr-ng leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ftr has the most downloads (4.5K), suggesting wider adoption.