Decision Workspace
getifs vs mtu vs getifaddrs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
getifs
growingv0.4.0
A high-performance, cross-platform Rust library providing comprehensive network interface information without relying on libc's `getifaddrs`. Get interfaces, multicast addresses, local/private/public IP addresses, MTU, and gateway information with minimal overhead.
59
mtu
growingv0.3.0
Obtain the local network interface MTU towards a given IP address.
55
getifaddrs
growingv0.6.0
A cross-platform library for retrieving network interface addresses and indices (getifaddrs, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname).
Core Metrics
| getifs | mtu | getifaddrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 59 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2K | 80.3K | 449.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.0K | 4.0K | 90.8K |
| Dependents | 28 | 5 | 82 |
| Releases | 10 | 15 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 98d ago | 164d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 1y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
getifs
Maintenance
12
Quality
7
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
mtu
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
getifaddrs
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| getifs | mtu | getifaddrs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 22KB | 19KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 70.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | 1.81.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtu leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •getifaddrs has the most downloads (449.6K), suggesting wider adoption.