Decision Workspace
execra vs tokio-process-tools vs processkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
execra
experimentalv1.1.0
Typed job runtime for Rust apps that wrap external CLI tools: events, interpreters, cancellation, Tauri integration, and optional persistence.
57
tokio-process-tools
growingv0.11.2
Correctness-focused async subprocess orchestration for Tokio: bounded output, multi-consumer streams, output detection, guaranteed cleanup and graceful termination.
55
processkit
experimentalv2.2.5
Async child-process management for tokio: whole-tree kill-on-drop (no orphans), plus streaming, pipelines, timeouts, and supervision
Core Metrics
| execra | tokio-process-tools | processkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 108 | 15.8K | 6.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.1K | 4.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 49 | 100 |
| Releases | 5 | 29 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 57d ago | 59d ago | today |
| Age | 2m | 1y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
execra
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
tokio-process-tools
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
processkit
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| execra | tokio-process-tools | processkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.11.2 | 2.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 78KB | 195KB | 675KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89.0 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-process-tools leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-process-tools is pre-1.0 — API may change.