Decision Workspace
ifpeek vs smoltcp vs ipnet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
ifpeek
experimentalv1.0.0
Simple CLI tool to query network interface data
72
smoltcp
growingv0.13.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
69
ipnet
stablev2.12.0
Provides types and useful methods for working with IPv4 and IPv6 network addresses, commonly called IP prefixes. The new `IpNet`, `Ipv4Net`, and `Ipv6Net` types build on the existing `IpAddr`, `Ipv4Addr`, and `Ipv6Addr` types already provided in Rust's standard library and align to their design to stay consistent. The module also provides useful traits that extend `Ipv4Addr` and `Ipv6Addr` with methods for `Add`, `Sub`, `BitAnd`, and `BitOr` operations. The module only uses stable feature so it is guaranteed to compile using the stable toolchain.
Core Metrics
| ifpeek | smoltcp | ipnet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 6.1M | 407.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 356.3K | 35.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 629 | 5.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 25d ago | 84d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9y 5m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ifpeek
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ipnet
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ifpeek | smoltcp | ipnet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.13.1 | 2.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 361KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 190 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ipnet has the most downloads (407.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ipnet is depended on by 5.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •smoltcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.