Decision Workspace
wsdf vs rtshark vs pdl-dissector
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
wsdf
growingv0.1.2
Proc-macro based Wireshark Dissector Framework
63
rtshark
stablev4.2.1
A Rust interface for TShark
37
pdl-dissector
growingv0.1.0
Generate Wireshark dissectors from Packet Descriptions written in PDL
Core Metrics
| wsdf | rtshark | pdl-dissector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 63 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 63.7K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 4.3K | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 966d ago | 38d ago | 692d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 3y 10m | 1y 10m |
Health Breakdown
wsdf
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rtshark
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
pdl-dissector
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wsdf | rtshark | pdl-dissector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 4.2.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 77KB | 95KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtshark leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ wsdf, pdl-dissector have not been updated in over a year.
- •wsdf, pdl-dissector are pre-1.0 — API may change.