Decision Workspace
trawler vs micro_traffic_sim vs brainwires-proxy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
trawler
growingv0.10.2
A workload generator that emulates the traffic to lobste.rs
53
micro_traffic_sim
experimentalv0.1.12
gRPC interface for microscopic traffic simulation via cellular automata
52
brainwires-proxy
experimentalv0.6.0
Protocol-agnostic proxy framework for debugging app traffic
Core Metrics
| trawler | micro_traffic_sim | brainwires-proxy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 53 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 107.3K | 104 | 95 |
| 30d Downloads | 109 | 11 | 95 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 61 | 7 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1743d ago | 31d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 8y | 3m | 18d |
Health Breakdown
trawler
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
micro_traffic_sim
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
brainwires-proxy
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| trawler | micro_traffic_sim | brainwires-proxy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.2 | 0.1.12 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 11 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 75KB | 58KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •micro_traffic_sim leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •trawler has the most downloads (107.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ trawler has not been updated in over a year.