Decision Workspace
pscan vs reserve-port vs port_cat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
pscan
experimentalv0.1.0
SYN Port Scanner written in Rust, with range and decoy scanning support.
68
reserve-port
stablev2.4.0
For finding free local ports and reserving them
46
port_cat
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust CLI and Python extension for connectivity checks, port scanning, and service detection.
Core Metrics
| pscan | reserve-port | port_cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 68 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 6.5M | 319 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 1.1M | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 122 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 87d ago | 22d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
pscan
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
7
reserve-port
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
port_cat
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pscan | reserve-port | port_cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 6KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •reserve-port leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reserve-port is depended on by 122 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pscan, port_cat are pre-1.0 — API may change.