Decision Workspace
pickleback vs hexgate vs lightyear
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
pickleback
growingv0.1.0
A reliability layer for unreliable datagram exchange
34
hexgate
growingv0.0.1
Efficient and easy-to-use udp based client-server game networking crate
58
lightyear
growingv0.26.4
Server-client networking library for the Bevy game engine with modular architecture
Core Metrics
| pickleback | hexgate | lightyear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 34 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 989 | 75.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3 | 3.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 843d ago | 472d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 1y 3m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pickleback
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
hexgate
Maintenance
2
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
lightyear
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pickleback | hexgate | lightyear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.0.1 | 0.26.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 46KB | 118KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lightyear leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ pickleback, hexgate have not been updated in over a year.