Decision Workspace
cmd-proc vs process-lib vs cradle
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
cmd-proc
experimentalv0.4.0
Process command builder with capture support
49
process-lib
growingv1.0.0
Cross-platform, asynchronous Rust library to run commands in pipelines
47
cradle
growingv0.2.2
Execute child processes with ease
Core Metrics
| cmd-proc | process-lib | cradle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 365 | 35.5K | 70.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 194 | 6.9K | 5.6K |
| Dependents | 28 | 98 | 62 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 516d ago | 1424d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 7m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
cmd-proc
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
process-lib
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cradle
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| cmd-proc | process-lib | cradle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 9KB | 30KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cmd-proc leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cradle has the most downloads (70.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ process-lib, cradle have not been updated in over a year.
- •cmd-proc, cradle are pre-1.0 — API may change.