Decision Workspace
dce-tokio vs smoltcp vs etherparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
dce-tokio
growingv1.0.0
A tcp/udp routable protocol implementation sample for dce-router
70
smoltcp
growingv0.13.1
A TCP/IP stack designed for bare-metal, real-time systems without a heap.
66
etherparse
growingv0.20.3
A library for parsing & writing a bunch of packet based protocols (EthernetII, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP ...).
Core Metrics
| dce-tokio | smoltcp | etherparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 70 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 6.8M | 9.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 260.6K | 477.5K |
| Dependents | 3 | 886 | 969 |
| Releases | 2 | 23 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 745d ago | 74d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 9y 6m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
dce-tokio
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
smoltcp
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
etherparse
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dce-tokio | smoltcp | etherparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.13.1 | 0.20.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | 0BSD | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 361KB | 474KB |
| Features | 1 | 190 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91 | 1.83.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •smoltcp leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •etherparse has the most downloads (9.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •etherparse is depended on by 969 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dce-tokio has not been updated in over a year.
- •smoltcp, etherparse are pre-1.0 — API may change.