Decision Workspace
reserve-port vs port_cat vs hyper-scan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
42
hyper-scan
growingv0.1.2
Scan for services running on the open ports of a given host
Core Metrics
| reserve-port | port_cat | hyper-scan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 46 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5M | 319 | 3.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2M | 4 | 5 |
| Dependents | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 67d ago | 267d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 6m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
reserve-port
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
port_cat
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
hyper-scan
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| reserve-port | port_cat | hyper-scan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 13KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.60.0 |
| 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.
- •port_cat, hyper-scan are pre-1.0 — API may change.