Decision Workspace
ping-async vs ping-tokio vs surge-ping
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
ping-async
growingv1.0.2
Unprivileged Async Ping
48
ping-tokio
experimentalv0.2.0
Async ICMP ping library for Rust, built on Tokio and raw sockets.
50
surge-ping
growingv0.8.4
Asynchronous ICMP ping library
Core Metrics
| ping-async | ping-tokio | surge-ping | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 48 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 15 | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 156.8K |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 164 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 111d ago | 12d ago | 151d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 12d | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ping-async
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ping-tokio
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
surge-ping
Maintenance
12
Quality
9
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ping-async | ping-tokio | surge-ping | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.8.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 18KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ping-async leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •surge-ping has the most downloads (3.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •surge-ping is depended on by 164 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ping-tokio, surge-ping are pre-1.0 — API may change.