Decision Workspace
rscap vs pcapture vs pkt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
rscap
growingv0.3.1
Cross-platform packet capture and transmission utilities
58
pcapture
experimentalv0.3.25
A Rust Library about Traffic Capture
55
pkt
growingv0.4.0
A packet construction library
Core Metrics
| rscap | pcapture | pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 58 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 8.1K | 10.4K | 17.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 195 | 75 |
| Dependents | 0 | 42 | 24 |
| Releases | 8 | 39 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 406d ago | 2d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 3y | 12m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rscap
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pcapture
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
pkt
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| rscap | pcapture | pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.3.25 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 345KB | 20KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcapture leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pkt has the most downloads (17.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rscap has not been updated in over a year.