Decision Workspace
cx vs watchctl vs watchexec-supervisor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
cx
growingv0.1.0
A simple command executor utility.
43
watchctl
experimentalv0.3.0
Process supervisor with wait, watch, and retry phases
63
watchexec-supervisor
stablev5.2.0
Watchexec's process supervisor component
Core Metrics
| cx | watchctl | watchexec-supervisor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 43 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 50 | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 22 | 87.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2015d ago | 21d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 1m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cx
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
watchctl
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
watchexec-supervisor
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cx | watchctl | watchexec-supervisor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 | 5.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 28KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •watchexec-supervisor leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •watchexec-supervisor is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cx has not been updated in over a year.
- •cx, watchctl are pre-1.0 — API may change.