Decision Workspace
caps vs rootasrole vs rootasrole-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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
57
rootasrole-core
stablev3.3.4
This core crate for the RootAsRole project.
Core Metrics
| caps | rootasrole | rootasrole-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10.7M | 8.7K | 7.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3M | 24 | 50 |
| Dependents | 883 | 0 | 20 |
| Releases | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 161d ago | 40d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 1y 6m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
caps
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rootasrole
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rootasrole-core
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| caps | rootasrole | rootasrole-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.6 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0-or-later | LGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 3 | 33 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 317KB | 51KB |
| Features | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| 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.
- •caps is pre-1.0 — API may change.