Decision Workspace
radiotap-rs vs libwifi vs radiotap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
radiotap-rs
experimentalv0.1.0
no_std compatible radiotap header encoder and decoder.
44
libwifi
growingv0.5.0
A library for parsing IEEE 802.11 frames and handling wifi interfaces.
35
radiotap
growingv1.3.0
A parser for the radiotap capture format.
Core Metrics
| radiotap-rs | libwifi | radiotap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 44 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 23.7K | 33.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3.1K | 751 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 83d ago | 32d ago | 2033d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4y 11m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
radiotap-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
libwifi
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
radiotap
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| radiotap-rs | libwifi | radiotap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 51KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.3% | 20.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libwifi leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •radiotap has the most downloads (33.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ radiotap has not been updated in over a year.
- •radiotap-rs, libwifi are pre-1.0 — API may change.