Decision Workspace
mnl-sys vs mnl vs nf-queue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
mnl-sys
growingv0.2.2
Low level FFI bindings to libmnl. A minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
60
mnl
growingv0.3.1
Safe abstraction for libmnl, a minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
40
nf-queue
experimentalv0.1.0
A thin wrapper around libmnl for netfilter queue
Core Metrics
| mnl-sys | mnl | nf-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 60 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 678.1K | 677.9K | 32 |
| 30d Downloads | 21.6K | 21.5K | 3 |
| Dependents | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 149d ago | 45d ago | 121d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 7y 7m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
mnl-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
mnl
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nf-queue
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mnl-sys | mnl | nf-queue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.3.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 13KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.38 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mnl leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mnl-sys has the most downloads (678.1K), suggesting wider adoption.