Decision Workspace
pickleback vs netcode-official vs hexgate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
pickleback
growingv0.1.0
A reliability layer for unreliable datagram exchange
50
netcode-official
experimentalv1.0.0
The official Rust implementation of the netcode network protocol
33
hexgate
growingv0.0.1
Efficient and easy-to-use udp based client-server game networking crate
Core Metrics
| pickleback | netcode-official | hexgate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 50 | 33 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 11 | 996 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 951d ago | 1d ago | 580d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 1d | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
pickleback
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
netcode-official
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
hexgate
Maintenance
1
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pickleback | netcode-official | hexgate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 49KB | 46KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •netcode-official leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pickleback has the most downloads (1.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pickleback, hexgate have not been updated in over a year.
- •pickleback, hexgate are pre-1.0 — API may change.