Decision Workspace
change-user-run vs gpiosim vs drop-root-caps
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
change-user-run
experimentalv0.1.1
Run commands as other users and create users
58
gpiosim
growingv0.4.2
Drive gpio-sims for GPIO software testing
56
drop-root-caps
experimentalv1.2.1
A simple crate to drop 'root' user capabilities on Linux
Core Metrics
| change-user-run | gpiosim | drop-root-caps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 18.7K | 7.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2K | 207 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 220d ago | 27d ago | 92d ago |
| Age | 7m | 3y 5m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
change-user-run
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gpiosim
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
drop-root-caps
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| change-user-run | gpiosim | drop-root-caps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.4.2 | 1.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 24KB | 4KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpiosim leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •change-user-run, gpiosim are pre-1.0 — API may change.