Decision Workspace
network-ethernet vs pktgen vs smoltcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
network-ethernet
growingv0.1.9
A domain model of ethernet and virtual LAN packets and associated types.
45
pktgen
experimentalv0.1.2
A modular network packet builder library
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
Core Metrics
| network-ethernet | pktgen | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 45 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 19.0K | 1.5K | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 107 | 20 | 300.1K |
| Dependents | 42 | 0 | 563 |
| Releases | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 2787d ago | 300d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 10m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
network-ethernet
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
pktgen
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| network-ethernet | pktgen | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.9 | 0.1.2 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 23KB | 361KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 563 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ network-ethernet has not been updated in over a year.