Decision Workspace
capctl vs caps vs rootasrole
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
capctl
growingv0.2.4
A pure-Rust interface to prctl() and Linux capabilities.
58
caps
growingv0.5.6
A pure-Rust library to work with Linux capabilities
58
rootasrole
stablev3.3.4
A better alternative to sudo(-rs)/su
Core Metrics
| capctl | caps | rootasrole | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1M | 10.7M | 8.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 25.8K | 1.3M | 24 |
| Dependents | 61 | 883 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 19 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 740d ago | 161d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 9y 1m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
capctl
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
caps
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rootasrole
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| capctl | caps | rootasrole | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.5.6 | 3.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 18KB | 317KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.93.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caps leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •caps is depended on by 883 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ capctl has not been updated in over a year.
- •capctl, caps are pre-1.0 — API may change.