Decision Workspace
nftnl vs nftnl-sys vs rustables
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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nftnl
growingv0.9.2
Safe abstraction for libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
59
nftnl-sys
growingv0.6.4
Low level FFI bindings to libnftnl. Provides low-level userspace access to the in-kernel nf_tables subsystem
47
rustables
growingv0.8.7
Safe abstraction for nftables manipulation on Linux
Core Metrics
| nftnl | nftnl-sys | rustables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 59 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 728.6K | 725.5K | 25.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 19.8K | 19.7K | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 9 | 17 | 20 |
| Releases | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 31d ago | 180d ago | 316d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 7y 8m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
nftnl
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nftnl-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rustables
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| nftnl | nftnl-sys | rustables | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.2 | 0.6.4 | 0.8.7 |
| 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 | 43KB |
| Features | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.