Decision Workspace
ironsbe-transport vs smoltcp vs pdu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
ironsbe-transport
experimentalv0.2.0
Network transport layer for IronSBE - TCP, UDP, and IPC
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
62
pdu
stablev1.5.0
Small, fast, and correct L2/L3/L4 packet parser.
Core Metrics
| ironsbe-transport | smoltcp | pdu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 74 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 685 | 5.5M | 283.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 602 | 309.7K | 8.2K |
| Dependents | 11 | 563 | 16 |
| Releases | 3 | 22 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 7d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 1m | 9y 3m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ironsbe-transport
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pdu
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ironsbe-transport | smoltcp | pdu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.13.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | 0BSD | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 361KB | 84KB |
| Features | 0 | 190 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 563 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ironsbe-transport, smoltcp are pre-1.0 — API may change.