Decision Workspace
pcarp vs pcapture vs pcap-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
pcarp
growingv2.0.0
A pure-Rust library for reading pcap-ng files
58
pcapture
experimentalv0.3.25
A Rust Library about Traffic Capture
54
pcap-parser
growingv0.17.0
Parser for the PCAP/PCAPNG format
Core Metrics
| pcarp | pcapture | pcap-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 58 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 199.3K | 10.4K | 864.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 195 | 31.8K |
| Dependents | 10 | 42 | 156 |
| Releases | 13 | 39 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 1107d ago | 2d ago | 245d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 12m | 7y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pcarp
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pcapture
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pcap-parser
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| pcarp | pcapture | pcap-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.3.25 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 345KB | 186KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcapture leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap-parser has the most downloads (864.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pcap-parser is depended on by 156 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcarp has not been updated in over a year.
- •pcapture, pcap-parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.