Decision Workspace
manx vs websocat vs websocat4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
manx
growingv0.4.0
wscat clone in rust
54
websocat
stablev1.14.1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
37
websocat4
growingv4.0.0-alpha1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
Core Metrics
| manx | websocat | websocat4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 54 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7K | 108.8K | 966 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 3.2K | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2154d ago | 90d ago | 501d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 9y 4m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
manx
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
websocat
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
websocat4
Maintenance
2
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| manx | websocat | websocat4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.14.1 | 4.0.0-alpha1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 46 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 109KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •websocat leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ manx, websocat4 have not been updated in over a year.
- •manx is pre-1.0 — API may change.