Decision Workspace
babash vs command-run vs async-process
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
babash
growingv0.2.0
An tiny wrapper around `std::process::Command`
62
command-run
stablev1.2.0
Library for running a command in a subprocess
66
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
Core Metrics
| babash | command-run | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 62 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9K | 46.6K | 95.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 17 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1938d ago | 10d ago | 253d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 5y 8m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
babash
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
command-run
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
async-process
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| babash | command-run | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.2.0 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 15KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-process leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-process is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ babash has not been updated in over a year.
- •babash is pre-1.0 — API may change.