Decision Workspace
webcat vs websocat vs websocat4
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
webcat
growingv0.2.0
netcat for websockets
54
websocat
stablev1.14.1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
37
websocat4
growingv4.0.0-alpha1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
Core Metrics
| webcat | websocat | websocat4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 54 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 108.8K | 966 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.9K | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1657d ago | 90d ago | 501d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 9y 4m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
webcat
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
websocat
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
websocat4
Maintenance
2
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| webcat | websocat | websocat4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.14.1 | 4.0.0-alpha1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 46 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 109KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •websocat leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ webcat, websocat4 have not been updated in over a year.
- •webcat is pre-1.0 — API may change.