Decision Workspace
multisock vs sockx vs rust_sfp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
multisock
growingv1.0.0
Unified types for TCP & Unix sockets
47
sockx
experimentalv0.0.1
A unified socket type with practical utilities for network programming.
46
rust_sfp
growingv0.5.0
Rust implementation of SFP over TCP and unix domain sockets
Core Metrics
| multisock | sockx | rust_sfp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1K | 32 | 7.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2260d ago | 3d ago | 1786d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 1m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
multisock
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
sockx
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
rust_sfp
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| multisock | sockx | rust_sfp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause-Clear |
| Dependencies | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 29KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sockx leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •multisock has the most downloads (8.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ multisock, rust_sfp have not been updated in over a year.
- •sockx, rust_sfp are pre-1.0 — API may change.