Decision Workspace
netns vs local-ip-address vs ipnetwork
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
netns
growingv0.1.0
A library to work with linux network namespaces
61
local-ip-address
growingv0.6.10
Retrieve system's local IP address and Network Interfaces/Adapters on Linux, macOS and Windows.
55
ipnetwork
growingv0.21.1
A library to work with IP CIDRs in Rust
Core Metrics
| netns | local-ip-address | ipnetwork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 61 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 5.1K | 20.1M | 58.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 1.7M | 4.8M |
| Dependents | 1 | 2.5K | 3.2K |
| Releases | 1 | 32 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 3215d ago | 56d ago | 444d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 4y 9m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
netns
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
local-ip-address
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
ipnetwork
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| netns | local-ip-address | ipnetwork | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.10 | 0.21.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 27KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •local-ip-address leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ipnetwork has the most downloads (58.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ipnetwork is depended on by 3.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ netns, ipnetwork have not been updated in over a year.