Decision Workspace
hightower-wireguard vs netlink-request vs innernet-publicip
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
hightower-wireguard
experimentalv0.2.1
A WireGuard Noise_IK handshake implementation
56
netlink-request
growingv1.7.1
A helper to perform requests using the Linux netlink interface
56
innernet-publicip
growingv1.7.1
A simple library to get your public IP (IPv4 and/or IPv6)
Core Metrics
| hightower-wireguard | netlink-request | innernet-publicip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 6.6K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 2.0K | 98 |
| Dependents | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 167d ago | 137d ago | 137d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 6m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
hightower-wireguard
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
netlink-request
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
innernet-publicip
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hightower-wireguard | netlink-request | innernet-publicip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 5KB | 4KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •netlink-request leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hightower-wireguard is pre-1.0 — API may change.