Decision Workspace
interface-rs vs nmstate vs network-interface
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
interface-rs
growingv0.3.0
Library for reading and writing Linux interfaces(5) files
68
nmstate
stablev2.2.59
Library for networking management in a declarative manner
65
network-interface
stablev2.0.5
Retrieve system's Network Interfaces on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows on a standarized manner
Core Metrics
| interface-rs | nmstate | network-interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 68 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 11.6K | 86.3K | 5.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 1.1K | 400.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 61 | 572 |
| Releases | 15 | 50 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 71d ago | 27d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 3y 9m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
interface-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
nmstate
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
network-interface
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| interface-rs | nmstate | network-interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2.2.59 | 2.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 322KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nmstate leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •network-interface has the most downloads (5.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •network-interface is depended on by 572 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •interface-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.