Decision Workspace
mcandump vs mcanbus vs can-hal-socketcan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
mcandump
experimentalv2.6.1
Enhanced candump for SocketCAN — rich colors, interactive scrollback/search, auto theme detection. Optional CANcorder logger.
49
mcanbus
experimentalv0.2.0
High-performance, low-overhead SocketCAN bindings for Linux. Pure libc, no async runtime, optional fan-out reader for zero-loss multi-consumer pipelines.
54
can-hal-socketcan
experimentalv0.4.0
SocketCAN backend for can-hal-rs traits (Linux)
Core Metrics
| mcandump | mcanbus | can-hal-socketcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 49 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 135 | 19 | 249 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 17d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 1m | 17d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mcandump
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
mcanbus
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
can-hal-socketcan
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mcandump | mcanbus | can-hal-socketcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 165KB | 31KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •can-hal-socketcan leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mcanbus, can-hal-socketcan are pre-1.0 — API may change.