Decision Workspace
pfnatd vs rift-nat vs nein
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
pfnatd
experimentalv1.0.0
Easy NAT mode for OpenBSD packet filter (pf)
52
rift-nat
experimentalv0.1.4
NAT traversal, STUN, and TURN support for Rift P2P
52
nein
experimentalv0.24.3
Programmatic nftables firewall — network policy, NAT, port mapping, and service access control for AGNOS
Core Metrics
| pfnatd | rift-nat | nein | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 206 | 183 | 72 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 74 | 72 |
| Dependents | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 131d ago | 45d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
pfnatd
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
rift-nat
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
nein
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pfnatd | rift-nat | nein | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.4 | 0.24.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 20KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rift-nat leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pfnatd has the most downloads (206), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rift-nat, nein are pre-1.0 — API may change.