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rustix-getifaddrs vs getifaddrs vs rustix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
rustix-getifaddrs
experimentalv0.0.2
Implementation of `getifaddrs` using syscalls in rustix
55
getifaddrs
growingv0.6.0
A cross-platform library for retrieving network interface addresses and indices (getifaddrs, if_nametoindex, if_indextoname).
71
rustix
stablev1.1.4
Safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls
Core Metrics
| rustix-getifaddrs | getifaddrs | rustix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 449.6K | 688.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 90.8K | 59.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 82 | 5.9K |
| Releases | 3 | 12 | 169 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 164d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y 6m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
rustix-getifaddrs
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
getifaddrs
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
rustix
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rustix-getifaddrs | getifaddrs | rustix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.6.0 | 1.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 19KB | 425KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rustix leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustix is depended on by 5.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rustix-getifaddrs, getifaddrs are pre-1.0 — API may change.