Decision Workspace
nftnl vs nftnl-sys vs rustables
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
nftnl
growingv0.9.2
Safe abstraction for libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
58
nftnl-sys
growingv0.6.4
Low level FFI bindings to libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
57
rustables
growingv0.8.8
Safe abstraction for nftables manipulation on Linux
Core Metrics
| nftnl | nftnl-sys | rustables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 756.7K | 753.5K | 33.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.0K | 10.9K | 3.9K |
| Dependents | 9 | 17 | 98 |
| Releases | 14 | 10 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 80d ago | 229d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 7y 9m | 7y 9m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
nftnl
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nftnl-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rustables
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nftnl | nftnl-sys | rustables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.2 | 0.6.4 | 0.8.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 165KB | 42KB |
| Features | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nftnl leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.