Decision Workspace
creche vs duct vs subprocess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
creche
growingv0.2.1
A replacement for std::process::Command and related types in the standard library. Runs single processes, and pipelines of processes, with configuration of file descriptors and environment for each child process.
61
duct
growingv1.1.1
a library for running child processes
68
subprocess
stablev1.0.1
Execution and control of child processes and pipelines.
Core Metrics
| creche | duct | subprocess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 61 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 7.2K | 26.0M | 15.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 1.6M | 476.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.3K | 1.9K |
| Releases | 6 | 28 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 634d ago | 138d ago | today |
| Age | 1y 9m | 10y 1m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
creche
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
duct
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
subprocess
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| creche | duct | subprocess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.1.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 37KB | 68KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •subprocess leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •duct has the most downloads (26.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •duct is depended on by 4.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ creche has not been updated in over a year.
- •creche is pre-1.0 — API may change.