Decision Workspace
theatron vs lora-packet vs donglora-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
theatron
experimentalv0.1.0
Simulate, evaluate, and compare MAC-level LoRa protocols under adversarial conditions
60
lora-packet
experimentalv1.1.0
LoRaWAN 1.0/1.1 packet decoder and encoder with parse, build, MIC, and key derivation.
58
donglora-protocol
experimentalv1.2.0
DongLoRa wire protocol types and COBS framing — shared between firmware and host crates
Core Metrics
| theatron | lora-packet | donglora-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 55 | 162 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 78d ago | 4d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
theatron
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
lora-packet
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
donglora-protocol
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| theatron | lora-packet | donglora-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 94KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lora-packet leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •donglora-protocol has the most downloads (162), suggesting wider adoption.
- •theatron is pre-1.0 — API may change.