Decision Workspace
nftables vs nftnl-sys vs nftnl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
nftables
growingv0.6.3
Safe abstraction for nftables JSON API. It can be used to create nftables rulesets in Rust and parse existing nftables rulesets from JSON.
61
nftnl-sys
growingv0.6.4
Low level FFI bindings to libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
61
nftnl
growingv0.9.1
Safe abstraction for libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
Core Metrics
| nftables | nftnl-sys | nftnl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9M | 688.6K | 691.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 149.3K | 21.7K | 21.6K |
| Dependents | 68 | 15 | 9 |
| Releases | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 224d ago | 121d ago | 109d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 7y 6m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
nftables
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nftnl-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nftnl
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nftables | nftnl-sys | nftnl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.3 | 0.6.4 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 165KB | 27KB |
| Features | 2 | 24 | 24 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •nftables leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.