Decision Workspace
smoltcp vs starry-smoltcp vs fastcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
smoltcp
growingv0.13.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
55
starry-smoltcp
experimentalv0.12.1-preview.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
50
fastcp
experimentalv0.13.0
A fork of smoltcp, tuned for ultra-low-latency networking.
Core Metrics
| smoltcp | starry-smoltcp | fastcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 55 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 6.8M | 16.3K | 148 |
| 30d Downloads | 276.8K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 886 | 27 | 6 |
| Releases | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 74d ago | 157d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
smoltcp
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
starry-smoltcp
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
fastcp
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| smoltcp | starry-smoltcp | fastcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.1 | 0.12.1-preview.1 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | 0BSD | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 361KB | 345KB | 381KB |
| Features | 190 | 179 | 191 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | 1.81 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 886 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.