Decision Workspace
syscalls vs syscall-numbers vs nc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
syscalls
growingv0.8.1
A list of Linux system calls.
68
syscall-numbers
stablev4.0.3
System calls numbers for various architectures
58
nc
growingv0.9.7
Access system calls directly
Core Metrics
| syscalls | syscall-numbers | nc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 68 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 831.7K | 204.7K | 437.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 64.6K | 6.7K | 52.8K |
| Dependents | 164 | 37 | 47 |
| Releases | 42 | 9 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 113d ago | 55d ago | 185d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 4y 9m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
syscalls
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
syscall-numbers
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
nc
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| syscalls | syscall-numbers | nc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 4.0.3 | 0.9.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 112KB | 46KB | 1.0MB |
| Features | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •syscall-numbers leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syscalls has the most downloads (831.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syscalls is depended on by 164 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •syscalls, nc are pre-1.0 — API may change.