Decision Workspace
hwaddr vs mac_address vs use-mac
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
hwaddr
growingv0.1.7
MAC address handling.
53
mac_address
growingv1.1.8
Cross-platform retrieval of a network interface MAC address.
47
use-mac
experimentalv0.1.0
MAC address parsing, normalization, and formatting helpers for RustUse.
Core Metrics
| hwaddr | mac_address | use-mac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 53 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 209.3K | 22.2M | 62 |
| 30d Downloads | 7.3K | 2.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 1.2K | 4 |
| Releases | 8 | 19 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2054d ago | 519d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 8y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
hwaddr
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
mac_address
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
use-mac
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hwaddr | mac_address | use-mac | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 1.1.8 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | WTFPL | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 13KB | 3KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mac_address leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mac_address is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hwaddr, mac_address have not been updated in over a year.
- •hwaddr, use-mac are pre-1.0 — API may change.