Decision Workspace
posix-socket vs unix_socket vs unix_socket2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
posix-socket
growingv0.2.0
thin wrapper around POSIX sockets
49
unix_socket
growingv0.5.0
Unix domain socket bindings
40
unix_socket2
growingv0.5.4
Unix domain socket bindings, with bug fixes and enhancements.
Core Metrics
| posix-socket | unix_socket | unix_socket2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 49 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 6.3M | 621.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 286.2K | 31.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 447 | 353 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2006d ago | 3755d ago | 2625d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 11y 1m | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
posix-socket
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
unix_socket
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
unix_socket2
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| posix-socket | unix_socket | unix_socket2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 12KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unix_socket leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unix_socket is depended on by 447 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ posix-socket, unix_socket, unix_socket2 have not been updated in over a year.