Decision Workspace
pcap-sys vs libpcap-rs vs rustcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
pcap-sys
growingv0.1.3
Low-level bindings to libpcap
41
libpcap-rs
growingv0.2.1
Rust encapsulates the C language libpcap
35
rustcap
growingv0.1.2
Wrapper for libpcap
Core Metrics
| pcap-sys | libpcap-rs | rustcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 41 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 336.0K | 4.0K | 5.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 11.3K | 6 | 5 |
| Dependents | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2692d ago | 722d ago | 2692d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 2y 4m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
pcap-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
libpcap-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rustcap
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| pcap-sys | libpcap-rs | rustcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.1 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 854KB | 33KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap-sys leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pcap-sys, libpcap-rs, rustcap have not been updated in over a year.