Decision Workspace
pcap_on_demand vs pcap vs rpcap
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
pcap_on_demand
growingv0.1.3
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap that loads pcap/wpcap on demand
64
pcap
growingv2.4.0
A packet capture API around pcap/wpcap
51
rpcap
growingv1.0.0
An all-Rust library for reading and writing PCAP files.
Core Metrics
| pcap_on_demand | pcap | rpcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 64 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 7.0M | 33.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 340.5K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 2 | 792 | 37 |
| Releases | 4 | 45 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2253d ago | 229d ago | 1655d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 11y 4m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pcap_on_demand
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
pcap
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rpcap
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pcap_on_demand | pcap | rpcap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 2.4.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 79KB | 11KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcap leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcap is depended on by 792 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcap_on_demand, rpcap have not been updated in over a year.
- •pcap_on_demand is pre-1.0 — API may change.