Decision Workspace
windows_firewall vs winfw vs winsafe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
windows_firewall
experimentalv0.6.0
A crate for managing Windows Firewall rules and settings.
40
winfw
growingv0.1.8
Interact with the Windows Firewall from Rust
63
winsafe
growingv0.0.27
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
Core Metrics
| windows_firewall | winfw | winsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 40 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 32.8K | 22.4K | 31.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 11.6K | 57 | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 52 |
| Releases | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 38d ago | 1216d ago | 85d ago |
| Age | 11m | 4y 9m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
windows_firewall
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
winfw
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
winsafe
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| windows_firewall | winfw | winsafe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.1.8 | 0.0.27 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 13KB | 596KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ winfw has not been updated in over a year.