Decision Workspace
use-mac vs mac_address vs fingerprint-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
use-mac
experimentalv0.1.0
MAC address parsing, normalization, and formatting helpers for RustUse.
53
mac_address
growingv1.1.8
Cross-platform retrieval of a network interface MAC address.
43
fingerprint-lib
growingv0.1.5
Cross-platform retrieval of a network interface MAC address.
Core Metrics
| use-mac | mac_address | fingerprint-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 53 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 26 | 15.7M | 7.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 19 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 470d ago | 1389d ago |
| Age | 8d | 8y 1m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
use-mac
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
mac_address
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
fingerprint-lib
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| use-mac | mac_address | fingerprint-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.8 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 13KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mac_address leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mac_address is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mac_address, fingerprint-lib have not been updated in over a year.
- •use-mac, fingerprint-lib are pre-1.0 — API may change.