Decision Workspace
winsafe vs windows_firewall vs winapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
winsafe
growingv0.0.28
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
63
windows_firewall
growingv0.8.0
A crate for managing Windows Firewall rules and settings.
57
winapi
growingv0.3.9
Raw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.
Core Metrics
| winsafe | windows_firewall | winapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 63 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 40.2M | 84.9K | 421.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4M | 7.8K | 16.2M |
| Dependents | 68 | 11 | 25.4K |
| Releases | 28 | 17 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 7d ago | 2208d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 1y 2m | 11y 7m |
Health Breakdown
winsafe
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
windows_firewall
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
winapi
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| winsafe | windows_firewall | winapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.28 | 0.8.0 | 0.3.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 607KB | 37KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 21 | 0 | 399 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winapi has the most downloads (421.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •winapi is depended on by 25.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ winapi has not been updated in over a year.