Decision Workspace
pcarp vs pcap-file vs pcapture
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pcarp
growingv2.0.0
A pure-Rust library for reading pcap-ng files
62
pcap-file
stablev2.0.0
A crate to parse, read and write Pcap and PcapNg
55
pcapture
growingv0.3.27
A Rust Library about Traffic Capture
Core Metrics
| pcarp | pcap-file | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 62 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 205.7K | 12.6M | 10.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 933 | 1.0M | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 589 | 43 |
| Releases | 13 | 16 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 1215d ago | 68d ago | 62d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 9y | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
pcarp
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pcap-file
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
pcapture
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pcarp | pcap-file | pcapture | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.3.27 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 28KB | 345KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap-file leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap-file is depended on by 589 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcarp has not been updated in over a year.
- •pcapture is pre-1.0 — API may change.