Decision Workspace
libpcapng-sys vs libpcapng-rs vs pcapture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
libpcapng-sys
growingv0.1.2
Native bindings to the libpcapng library
41
libpcapng-rs
growingv0.1.4
Rust wrapper for libpcapng library
58
pcapture
experimentalv0.3.25
A Rust Library about Traffic Capture
Core Metrics
| libpcapng-sys | libpcapng-rs | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 41 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 4.2K | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 5 | 182 |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 758d ago | 758d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2y | 12m |
Health Breakdown
libpcapng-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
libpcapng-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pcapture
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| libpcapng-sys | libpcapng-rs | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.4 | 0.3.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 6KB | 345KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcapture leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ libpcapng-sys, libpcapng-rs have not been updated in over a year.