Decision Workspace
netwatcher vs ipnet-trie vs network-interface
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
netwatcher
growingv0.7.1
List network interfaces and watch for changes efficiently
63
ipnet-trie
growingv0.3.1
IPv4 and IPv6 network fast lookup trie.
62
network-interface
growingv2.0.5
Retrieve system's Network Interfaces on Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows on a standarized manner
Core Metrics
| netwatcher | ipnet-trie | network-interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 36.9K | 289.7K | 7.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 8.0K | 73.1K | 277.0K |
| Dependents | 14 | 78 | 667 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 4d ago | 191d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2y 11m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
netwatcher
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ipnet-trie
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
network-interface
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| netwatcher | ipnet-trie | network-interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 0.3.1 | 2.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 30KB | 24KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ipnet-trie leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •network-interface has the most downloads (7.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •network-interface is depended on by 667 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •netwatcher, ipnet-trie are pre-1.0 — API may change.