Decision Workspace
winsafe vs windows_firewall vs winapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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.
57
winapi
growingv0.3.9
Raw FFI bindings for all of Windows API.
Core Metrics
| winsafe | windows_firewall | winapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 36.2M | 63.3K | 377.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7M | 16.4K | 30.8M |
| Dependents | 67 | 11 | 24.9K |
| Releases | 27 | 16 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 33d ago | 2159d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 1y 1m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
winsafe
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
windows_firewall
Maintenance
18
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 | 0.0.27 | 0.7.0 | 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 | 596KB | 36KB | 1.2MB |
| Features | 20 | 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 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •winapi has the most downloads (377.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •winapi is depended on by 24.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ winapi has not been updated in over a year.