Decision Workspace
pnetlink vs nmstate vs netlink-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
pnetlink
growingv0.0.3
Netlink library in pure rust
68
nmstate
stablev2.2.59
Library for networking management in a declarative manner
63
netlink-sys
growingv0.8.8
netlink sockets, with optional integration with tokio
Core Metrics
| pnetlink | nmstate | netlink-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 68 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 86.3K | 22.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 915 | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 61 | 586 |
| Releases | 3 | 50 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 2874d ago | 27d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 9y 2m | 3y 9m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
pnetlink
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
nmstate
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
netlink-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pnetlink | nmstate | netlink-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.3 | 2.2.59 | 0.8.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 322KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nmstate leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •netlink-sys has the most downloads (22.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •netlink-sys is depended on by 586 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pnetlink has not been updated in over a year.
- •pnetlink, netlink-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.