Decision Workspace
clone3 vs syscalls vs nc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
clone3
growingv0.2.3
Rust bindings to the clone3 linux system call
63
syscalls
growingv0.8.1
A list of Linux system calls.
59
nc
growingv0.9.7
Access system calls directly
Core Metrics
| clone3 | syscalls | nc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 960.5K | 712.4K | 353.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 20.0K | 50.8K | 32.3K |
| Dependents | 29 | 151 | 42 |
| Releases | 5 | 42 | 76 |
| Last Updated | 1206d ago | 54d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 6y 6m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
clone3
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
syscalls
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
nc
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| clone3 | syscalls | nc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.8.1 | 0.9.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 112KB | 1.0MB |
| Features | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •syscalls leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clone3 has the most downloads (960.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syscalls is depended on by 151 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ clone3 has not been updated in over a year.