Decision Workspace
raknet-rs vs smoltcp vs udp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
raknet-rs
growingv0.1.4
Raknet protocol implementation by rust
72
smoltcp
growingv0.13.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
60
udp
stablev3.1.3
A lightweight and efficient Rust library for building UDP servers with request-response handling.
Core Metrics
| raknet-rs | smoltcp | udp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 72 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 6.1M | 58.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 356.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 629 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 23 | 89 |
| Last Updated | 587d ago | 25d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 9y 5m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
raknet-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
udp
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| raknet-rs | smoltcp | udp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.13.1 | 3.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | 0BSD | MIT |
| Dependencies | 18 | 16 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 361KB | 18KB |
| Features | 3 | 190 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 629 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ raknet-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •raknet-rs, smoltcp are pre-1.0 — API may change.