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pcarp vs pcapture vs pcap-parser

Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates

Core Metrics

pcarppcapturepcap-parser
Health Score505854
Total Downloads199.3K10.4K864.8K
30d Downloads1.4K19531.8K
Dependents1042156
Releases133932
Last Updated1107d ago2d ago245d ago
Age7y 4m12m7y 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

pcarppcapturepcap-parser
Version2.0.00.3.250.17.0
Stable (≥1.0)✓ Yes✗ No✗ No
LicenseUnlicenseMIT OR Apache-2.0MIT/Apache-2.0
Dependencies10127
Crate Size30KB345KB186KB
Features073
Yanked %0.0%0.0%0.0%
Edition202120242018
MSRV1.65
Owners111

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.