Decision Workspace
drop-root-caps vs caps vs gpiosim
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
drop-root-caps
experimentalv1.2.1
A simple crate to drop 'root' user capabilities on Linux
56
caps
growingv0.5.6
A pure-Rust library to work with Linux capabilities
55
gpiosim
growingv0.4.2
Drive gpio-sims for GPIO software testing
Core Metrics
| drop-root-caps | caps | gpiosim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 14.9M | 19.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 2.3M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 981 | 26 |
| Releases | 8 | 19 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 151d ago | 220d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 5m | 9y 3m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
drop-root-caps
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
caps
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
gpiosim
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| drop-root-caps | caps | gpiosim | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.5.6 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 24KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •caps leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •caps is depended on by 981 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •caps, gpiosim are pre-1.0 — API may change.