Decision Workspace
websocket-sans-io vs websocket vs websocat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
websocket-sans-io
growingv0.1.0
Low-level WebSocket library
62
websocket
growingv0.27.1
[deprecated] A WebSocket (RFC6455) library for Rust.
54
websocat
stablev1.14.1
Command-line client for web sockets, like netcat/curl/socat for ws://.
Core Metrics
| websocket-sans-io | websocket | websocat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 62 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 25.1K | 2.4M | 108.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.1K | 54.5K | 2.9K |
| Dependents | 4 | 574 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 79 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 863d ago | 726d ago | 90d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 11y 4m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
websocket-sans-io
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
websocket
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
websocat
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| websocket-sans-io | websocket | websocat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.27.1 | 1.14.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 15 | 46 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 62KB | 109KB |
| Features | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •websocket leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •websocket is depended on by 574 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ websocket-sans-io, websocket have not been updated in over a year.
- •websocket-sans-io, websocket are pre-1.0 — API may change.