Decision Workspace
nc vs syscall-numbers vs syscalls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
nc
growingv0.9.7
Access system calls directly
68
syscall-numbers
stablev4.0.3
System calls numbers for various architectures
60
syscalls
growingv0.8.1
A list of Linux system calls.
Core Metrics
| nc | syscall-numbers | syscalls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 68 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 437.5K | 204.7K | 831.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 52.8K | 6.7K | 64.6K |
| Dependents | 47 | 37 | 164 |
| Releases | 76 | 9 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 185d ago | 55d ago | 113d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 4y 9m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
nc
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
syscall-numbers
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
syscalls
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nc | syscall-numbers | syscalls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.7 | 4.0.3 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 46KB | 112KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63.0 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •syscall-numbers leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syscalls has the most downloads (831.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syscalls is depended on by 164 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nc, syscalls are pre-1.0 — API may change.