Decision Workspace
sniffnet vs sniffnet-agent vs ts_packetfilter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
sniffnet
stablev1.5.0
Application to comfortably monitor your network traffic
47
sniffnet-agent
experimentalv0.0.0
Lightweight network flows exporter for Sniffnet
65
ts_packetfilter
experimentalv0.3.3
tailscale packet filters
Core Metrics
| sniffnet | sniffnet-agent | ts_packetfilter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 47 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 47.0K | 14 | 13.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 10.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Releases | 28 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 14d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 14d | 4m |
Health Breakdown
sniffnet
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
sniffnet-agent
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
13
ts_packetfilter
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sniffnet | sniffnet-agent | ts_packetfilter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.0.0 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 33 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 11.5MB | 6KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ts_packetfilter leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sniffnet has the most downloads (47.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sniffnet-agent, ts_packetfilter are pre-1.0 — API may change.