Decision Workspace
whad_packet vs pcap vs mqtt5-protocol
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
whad_packet
experimentalv0.1.1
Packet definitions for Bluetooth Low Energy, IEEE 802.15.4, Enhanced ShockBurst and Logitech Unifying protocols.
67
pcap
stablev2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
64
mqtt5-protocol
experimentalv0.12.0
MQTT v5.0 protocol implementation - packets, encoding, and validation
Core Metrics
| whad_packet | pcap | mqtt5-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 52 | 4.9M | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 561.9K | 613 |
| Dependents | 1 | 572 | 67 |
| Releases | 2 | 45 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 42d ago | 121d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
whad_packet
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pcap
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
mqtt5-protocol
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| whad_packet | pcap | mqtt5-protocol | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.4.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 17 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 79KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 572 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •whad_packet, mqtt5-protocol are pre-1.0 — API may change.