Decision Workspace
nostcat vs nostreq vs websocat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
nostcat
growingv0.3.3
Websocket client for nostr relay scripting
33
nostreq
growingv0.1.2
Nostr relay event request generator
54
websocat
stablev1.14.1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
Core Metrics
| nostcat | nostreq | websocat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 33 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 4.0K | 108.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 7 | 3.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 3 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1203d ago | 1206d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 3y 3m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
nostcat
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
nostreq
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
websocat
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| nostcat | nostreq | websocat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.1.2 | 1.14.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 46 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 8KB | 109KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •websocat leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nostcat, nostreq have not been updated in over a year.
- •nostcat, nostreq are pre-1.0 — API may change.