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pcap_on_demand vs pcap vs wiretap

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pcap_on_demandpcapwiretap
Health Score346753
Total Downloads7.4K4.9M9.7K
30d Downloads5561.9K28
Dependents25720
Releases44511
Last Updated2145d ago121d ago22d ago
Age6y11y2y 10m

Health Breakdown

pcap_on_demand
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pcap
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wiretap
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12

Technical Details

pcap_on_demandpcapwiretap
Version0.1.32.4.00.8.0
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No✓ Yes✗ No
LicenseMIT OR Apache-2.0MIT OR Apache-2.0MIT
Dependencies7172
Crate Size28KB79KB9KB
Features420
Yanked %50.0%0.0%0.0%
Edition201820212021
MSRV1.641.80
Owners121

Quick Verdict

  • pcap leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
  • pcap is depended on by 572 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
  • ⚠ pcap_on_demand has not been updated in over a year.
  • pcap_on_demand, wiretap are pre-1.0 — API may change.