Decision Workspace
gossan-engine vs gscan vs rust-network-scanner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
gossan-engine
experimentalv0.3.2
High-performance stateless SYN scanner and banner grabber
51
gscan
experimentalv0.1.8
High-performance async network scanning library
49
rust-network-scanner
growingv2.0.0
Memory-safe network security scanner with OS fingerprinting, vulnerability detection, and compliance reporting
Core Metrics
| gossan-engine | gscan | rust-network-scanner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 55 | 184 | 665 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 136d ago | 165d ago |
| Age | 11d | 4m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
gossan-engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
gscan
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rust-network-scanner
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| gossan-engine | gscan | rust-network-scanner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.1.8 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 1 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 5KB | 35KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gscan leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-network-scanner has the most downloads (665), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gossan-engine, gscan are pre-1.0 — API may change.