Decision Workspace
websocat4 vs websocat vs webcat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
websocat4
growingv4.0.0-alpha1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
54
websocat
stablev1.14.1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
35
webcat
growingv0.2.0
netcat for websockets
Core Metrics
| websocat4 | websocat | webcat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 54 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 966 | 108.8K | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 3.2K | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 501d ago | 90d ago | 1657d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 9y 4m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
websocat4
Maintenance
2
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
websocat
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
webcat
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| websocat4 | websocat | webcat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.0-alpha1 | 1.14.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 46 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 86KB | 109KB | 8KB |
| Features | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| 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.
- •⚠ websocat4, webcat have not been updated in over a year.
- •webcat is pre-1.0 — API may change.