Decision Workspace
pulso vs pcap vs rpcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
pulso
growingv0.1.0
A simple metrics collector for TCP/IP
65
pcap
growingv2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
51
rpcap
growingv1.0.0
An all-Rust library for reading and writing PCAP files.
Core Metrics
| pulso | pcap | rpcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 65 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 6.1M | 29.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 629.0K | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 692 | 37 |
| Releases | 1 | 45 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 929d ago | 180d ago | 1606d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 11y 2m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
pulso
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
pcap
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rpcap
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pulso | pcap | rpcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.4.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 17 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 79KB | 11KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.73.0 | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 692 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pulso, rpcap have not been updated in over a year.
- •pulso is pre-1.0 — API may change.