Decision Workspace
lnc-network vs pnet vs mqtt-protocol-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
lnc-network
experimentalv0.2.8
Network layer for LANCE - LWP protocol, connection handling, zero-copy parsing
60
pnet
growingv0.35.0
Cross-platform, low level networking using the Rust programming language.
57
mqtt-protocol-core
experimentalv0.7.7
A Sans-I/O style MQTT protocol library for Rust that supports both MQTT v5.0 and v3.1.1.
Core Metrics
| lnc-network | pnet | mqtt-protocol-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 221 | 10.1M | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 1.2M | 375 |
| Dependents | 9 | 1.6K | 20 |
| Releases | 9 | 51 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 666d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y 4m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
lnc-network
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pnet
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
mqtt-protocol-core
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lnc-network | pnet | mqtt-protocol-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 0.35.0 | 0.7.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 29KB | 322KB |
| Features | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 5 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pnet leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pnet is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pnet has not been updated in over a year.