Decision Workspace
kiss-tnc vs ax25 vs aprs-transport-ax25
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
kiss-tnc
growingv0.2.2
A library to connect to KISS TNCs, such as Direwolf
56
ax25
growingv0.4.0
AX.25 encoding and decoding.
53
aprs-transport-ax25
experimentalv2.6.0
AX.25 UI frame helpers for libaprs-engine
Core Metrics
| kiss-tnc | ax25 | aprs-transport-ax25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 9.0K | 241 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 1244d ago | 51d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 8y 9m | 29d |
Health Breakdown
kiss-tnc
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
ax25
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
aprs-transport-ax25
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kiss-tnc | ax25 | aprs-transport-ax25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.4.0 | 2.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 9KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ax25 leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kiss-tnc has the most downloads (14.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kiss-tnc has not been updated in over a year.
- •kiss-tnc, ax25 are pre-1.0 — API may change.