Decision Workspace
cli-stream vs async-process vs cmd_lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
cli-stream
experimentalv0.3.6
Generic streaming subprocess engine: spawn a CLI, stream its stdout/stderr lines, cancel it (SIGTERM→SIGKILL), with PATH augmentation so packaged apps find node/CLIs.
66
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
65
cmd_lib
growingv2.0.0
Common rust commandline macros and utils, to write shell script like tasks easily
Core Metrics
| cli-stream | async-process | cmd_lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 244 | 106.6M | 3.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.3M | 104.1K |
| Dependents | 21 | 1.3K | 749 |
| Releases | 9 | 28 | 111 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 302d ago | 317d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 1m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cli-stream
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
async-process
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cmd_lib
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cli-stream | async-process | cmd_lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.6 | 2.5.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 28KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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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 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cli-stream is pre-1.0 — API may change.