Decision Workspace
pktana-cli vs pktana-core vs wiretap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
pktana-cli
experimentalv0.5.0
CLI binary for pktana — Linux packet analyser & network inspector
48
pktana-core
experimentalv0.5.0
Core packet parsing and NIC inspection library for pktana
48
wiretap
growingv0.8.2
Basic packet capture library built on parallelism
Core Metrics
| pktana-cli | pktana-core | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 73 | 116 | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 39d ago | 39d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pktana-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pktana-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
wiretap
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pktana-cli | pktana-core | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 112KB | 65KB | 9KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pktana-core leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wiretap has the most downloads (9.7K), suggesting wider adoption.