Decision Workspace
ip-spoofing vs etherparse vs smoltcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
ip-spoofing
growingv0.1.2
Library to send fake IPv4 headers & UDP/TCP-SYN packets to perform L3/L4 attacks
58
etherparse
growingv0.19.0
A library for parsing & writing a bunch of packet based protocols (EthernetII, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP ...).
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
Core Metrics
| ip-spoofing | etherparse | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 58 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 3.4K | 6.5M | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 679.7K | 300.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 606 | 563 |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 145d ago | 236d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 8y 1m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ip-spoofing
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
etherparse
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ip-spoofing | etherparse | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.19.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 451KB | 361KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 190 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etherparse has the most downloads (6.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etherparse is depended on by 606 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.