Decision Workspace
ponk-protocol vs zerodds-transport-udp vs ironsbe-transport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
ponk-protocol
experimentalv0.1.0
Zero-dependency Rust codec and bounded reassembler for the PONK laser-path protocol
60
zerodds-transport-udp
experimentalv1.0.0-rc.5
UDP/IP PSM for ZeroDDS — DDSI-RTPS 2.5 §9.6.1: UDPv4 unicast + multicast (discovery), SO_REUSE, multicast TTL.
57
ironsbe-transport
experimentalv0.4.2
Network transport layer for IronSBE - TCP, UDP, and IPC
Core Metrics
| ponk-protocol | zerodds-transport-udp | ironsbe-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 11 | 890 | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 758 |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Last Updated | today | 5d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 1d | 2m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
ponk-protocol
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
zerodds-transport-udp
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
ironsbe-transport
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ponk-protocol | zerodds-transport-udp | ironsbe-transport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0-rc.5 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 27KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zerodds-transport-udp leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ironsbe-transport has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ponk-protocol, ironsbe-transport are pre-1.0 — API may change.