Decision Workspace
vpn-kill-switch vs net-use vs spider_network_blocker
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
vpn-kill-switch
experimentalv0.8.3
VPN kill switch for macOS
48
net-use
experimentalv0.1.3
Monitor per-app network connections on macOS via proc_pidfdinfo, with TUI and CLI modes for building firewall whitelists
67
spider_network_blocker
growingv0.0.86
Web crawler network blocking urls and patterns.
Core Metrics
| vpn-kill-switch | net-use | spider_network_blocker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 48 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 78 | 71 | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 69.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 87d ago | 129d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
vpn-kill-switch
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
net-use
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
spider_network_blocker
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vpn-kill-switch | net-use | spider_network_blocker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 0.1.3 | 0.0.86 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 96KB | 50KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spider_network_blocker leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spider_network_blocker is depended on by 397 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.