Decision Workspace
reserve-port vs prt-core vs port_cat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
reserve-port
stablev2.4.0
For finding free local ports and reserving them
49
prt-core
experimentalv0.5.0
Core library for prt — real-time network port scanner with change tracking, alerts, suspicious detection, known ports, bandwidth and container awareness
44
port_cat
experimentalv0.2.0
A Rust CLI and Python extension for connectivity checks, port scanning, and service detection.
Core Metrics
| reserve-port | prt-core | port_cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 49 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7M | 100 | 322 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 125 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 81d ago | 23d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 1m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
reserve-port
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prt-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
port_cat
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| reserve-port | prt-core | port_cat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 67KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •reserve-port leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reserve-port is depended on by 125 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •prt-core, port_cat are pre-1.0 — API may change.