Decision Workspace
cradle vs async-process vs shared_child
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cradle
growingv0.2.2
Execute child processes with ease
67
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
65
shared_child
growingv1.1.1
a library for using child processes from multiple threads
Core Metrics
| cradle | async-process | shared_child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 70.6K | 84.4M | 32.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 5.7K | 5.6M | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 62 | 1.2K | 598 |
| Releases | 29 | 28 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1424d ago | 194d ago | 266d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 6y 10m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cradle
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
async-process
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
shared_child
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cradle | async-process | shared_child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2.5.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 28KB | 14KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-process leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-process is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cradle has not been updated in over a year.
- •cradle is pre-1.0 — API may change.