Decision Workspace
drop-root vs spirit vs spirit-daemonize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
drop-root
growingv1.2.2
Drop root privileges easily
50
spirit
growingv0.4.21
Helper to create well behaved daemons with runtime-reconfiguration support
47
spirit-daemonize
growingv0.5.1
Spirit helpers and config fragments to daemonize
Core Metrics
| drop-root | spirit | spirit-daemonize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 8.3K | 66.9K | 18.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 122 | 217 | 33 |
| Dependents | 0 | 93 | 28 |
| Releases | 7 | 44 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 259d ago | 1613d ago | 1613d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 7y 6m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
drop-root
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
spirit
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
spirit-daemonize
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| drop-root | spirit | spirit-daemonize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 | 0.4.21 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 25 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 88KB | 10KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spirit leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ spirit, spirit-daemonize have not been updated in over a year.
- •spirit, spirit-daemonize are pre-1.0 — API may change.