Decision Workspace
electron-hardener vs systemd-hardening-helper vs compatmalloc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
electron-hardener
growingv0.2.2
Utility to remove features from Electron that modify runtime behavior
54
systemd-hardening-helper
stablev2026.3.8
Automatic systemd service hardening guided by strace profiling
51
compatmalloc
experimentalv0.2.1
A memory-hardening drop-in allocator with standard C ABI
Core Metrics
| electron-hardener | systemd-hardening-helper | compatmalloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 3.7M | 5.8K | 44 |
| 30d Downloads | 141.8K | 42 | 32 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1647d ago | 19d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 1y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
electron-hardener
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
systemd-hardening-helper
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
compatmalloc
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| electron-hardener | systemd-hardening-helper | compatmalloc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 2026.3.8 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 4.4MB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •systemd-hardening-helper leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •electron-hardener has the most downloads (3.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ electron-hardener has not been updated in over a year.
- •electron-hardener, compatmalloc are pre-1.0 — API may change.