Decision Workspace
sonet-rs vs smoltcp vs actix-server
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
sonet-rs
growingv1.0.0
Lightweight TCP Communication Library
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
65
actix-server
growingv2.6.0
General purpose TCP server built for the Actix ecosystem
Core Metrics
| sonet-rs | smoltcp | actix-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 74 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 5.5M | 60.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 300.1K | 3.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 563 | 503 |
| Releases | 3 | 22 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1542d ago | 7d ago | 322d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 9y 3m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
sonet-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
actix-server
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sonet-rs | smoltcp | actix-server | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.13.0 | 2.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 16 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 361KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 190 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •actix-server has the most downloads (60.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 563 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sonet-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •smoltcp is pre-1.0 — API may change.