Decision Workspace
reserve-port vs prt-core vs porter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
reserve-port
stablev2.5.0
For finding free local ports and reserving them
52
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
45
porter
experimentalv0.1.1
Zero-dependency Rust port scanner for Linux and macOS; Scan, watch, or kill listening ports from Rust code or the command line.
Core Metrics
| reserve-port | prt-core | porter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 10.5M | 135 | 32 |
| 30d Downloads | 536.4K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 131 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 72d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
reserve-port
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
prt-core
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
porter
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| reserve-port | prt-core | porter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 67KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.75 | 1.80 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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 131 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •prt-core, porter are pre-1.0 — API may change.