Decision Workspace
windows-native vs winsafe vs windows_firewall
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
windows-native
growingv1.0.44
Windows Native Undocumented API for Rust Language 🔥
61
winsafe
growingv0.0.27
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
61
windows_firewall
growingv0.7.0
A crate for managing Windows Firewall rules and settings.
Core Metrics
| windows-native | winsafe | windows_firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 36.2M | 63.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.7M | 16.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 67 | 11 |
| Releases | 6 | 27 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 658d ago | 144d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 6y 7m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
windows-native
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
winsafe
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
windows_firewall
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| windows-native | winsafe | windows_firewall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.44 | 0.0.27 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 188KB | 596KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠windows-native has not been updated in over a year.
- •winsafe, windows_firewall are pre-1.0 — API may change.