Decision Workspace
packrat-tui vs rtshark vs pcapture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
packrat-tui
experimentalv0.2.1
A Wireshark-style terminal packet analyzer for live capture and simulated traffic inspection
63
rtshark
stablev4.2.1
A Rust interface for TShark
58
pcapture
experimentalv0.3.25
A Rust Library about Traffic Capture
Core Metrics
| packrat-tui | rtshark | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 63 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 63.7K | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 4.5K | 195 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| Releases | 2 | 22 | 39 |
| Last Updated | today | 38d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1d | 3y 10m | 12m |
Health Breakdown
packrat-tui
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
rtshark
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pcapture
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| packrat-tui | rtshark | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 4.2.1 | 0.3.25 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 40KB | 77KB | 345KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtshark leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •packrat-tui, pcapture are pre-1.0 — API may change.