Decision Workspace
zero-packet vs avila-molecule vs smoltcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
zero-packet
growingv0.1.0
A zero-copy Rust library that builds and parses network packets in-place.
39
avila-molecule
experimentalv0.1.0
Network protocol molecules - TCP, UDP, TLS building blocks
74
smoltcp
growingv0.13.0
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
Core Metrics
| zero-packet | avila-molecule | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 39 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 11.8K | 112 | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 202 | 21 | 309.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 563 |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 615d ago | 116d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 3m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
zero-packet
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
avila-molecule
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
smoltcp
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| zero-packet | avila-molecule | smoltcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 8KB | 361KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smoltcp is depended on by 563 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ zero-packet has not been updated in over a year.