Decision Workspace
pktstrings vs pcap vs wiretap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
pktstrings
growingv1.4.1
Like Unix 'strings' command but packet-aware
67
pcap
stablev2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
53
wiretap
growingv0.8.0
Basic packet capture library built on parallelism
Core Metrics
| pktstrings | pcap | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 67 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 11.3K | 4.9M | 9.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 561.9K | 28 |
| Dependents | 0 | 572 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 45 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 771d ago | 121d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 11y | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
pktstrings
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pcap
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
wiretap
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pktstrings | pcap | wiretap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.1 | 2.4.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 225KB | 79KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 572 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pktstrings has not been updated in over a year.
- •wiretap is pre-1.0 — API may change.