Decision Workspace
mnl vs mnl-sys vs nf-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
mnl
growingv0.3.1
Safe abstraction for libmnl, a minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
57
mnl-sys
growingv0.2.2
Low level FFI bindings to libmnl. A minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
38
nf-queue
experimentalv0.1.0
A thin wrapper around libmnl for netfilter queue
Core Metrics
| mnl | mnl-sys | nf-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 57 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 715.0K | 715.4K | 40 |
| 30d Downloads | 19.8K | 19.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 104d ago | 208d ago | 180d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 7y 9m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
mnl
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
mnl-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
nf-queue
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mnl | mnl-sys | nf-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.2.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 5KB | 13KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.38 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mnl leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mnl-sys has the most downloads (715.4K), suggesting wider adoption.