Decision Workspace
wifi-ctrl vs wifi-station vs wpactrl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
wifi-ctrl
growingv0.2.5
Tokio-based runtimes for communicating with hostapd and wpa-supplicant
46
wifi-station
experimentalv0.10.1
Async WiFi station (STA) lifecycle manager for embedded Linux
42
wpactrl
growingv0.5.1
wpa_supplicant control interface library
Core Metrics
| wifi-ctrl | wifi-station | wpactrl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 46 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 85.4K | 367 | 142.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.7K | 0 | 5.8K |
| Dependents | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 733d ago | 17d ago | 1509d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 17d | 9y |
Health Breakdown
wifi-ctrl
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
wifi-station
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
wpactrl
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| wifi-ctrl | wifi-station | wpactrl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.5 | 0.10.1 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 31KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wifi-station leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wpactrl has the most downloads (142.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ wifi-ctrl, wpactrl have not been updated in over a year.