Decision Workspace
nf-queue vs mnl vs mnl-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
nf-queue
experimentalv0.1.0
A thin wrapper around libmnl for netfilter queue
60
mnl
growingv0.3.1
Safe abstraction for libmnl, a minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
58
mnl-sys
growingv0.2.2
Low level FFI bindings to libmnl. A minimalistic user-space library oriented to Netlink developers
Core Metrics
| nf-queue | mnl | mnl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 677.9K | 678.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 21.0K | 21.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 121d ago | 45d ago | 149d ago |
| Age | 4m | 7y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
nf-queue
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mnl
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
mnl-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nf-queue | mnl | mnl-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 8KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.38 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •mnl leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mnl-sys has the most downloads (678.1K), suggesting wider adoption.