Decision Workspace
containers-api vs ocidir vs ociman
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
containers-api
growingv0.9.0
Common functionality used in podman-api and docker-api crates.
60
ocidir
growingv0.7.1
A Rust library for reading and writing OCI (opencontainers) layout directories
54
ociman
experimentalv0.3.2
Unified API for OCI container runtimes (Docker, Podman)
Core Metrics
| containers-api | ocidir | ociman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 638.0K | 148.5K | 383 |
| 30d Downloads | 23.3K | 25.6K | 144 |
| Dependents | 23 | 24 | 23 |
| Releases | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1026d ago | 22d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 1y 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
containers-api
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
ocidir
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ociman
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| containers-api | ocidir | ociman | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 38KB | 29KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.93 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ocidir leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •containers-api has the most downloads (638.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ containers-api has not been updated in over a year.