Decision Workspace
filedescriptor vs subprocess vs os_pipe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
filedescriptor
growingv0.8.3
More ergonomic wrappers around RawFd and RawHandle
67
subprocess
stablev1.2.0
Execution and control of child processes and pipelines.
65
os_pipe
growingv1.2.3
a cross-platform library for opening OS pipes
Core Metrics
| filedescriptor | subprocess | os_pipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 28.5M | 17.4M | 84.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9M | 333.1K | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 304 | 2.0K | 4.1K |
| Releases | 16 | 43 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 518d ago | 20d ago | 275d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 9y 6m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
filedescriptor
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
subprocess
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
os_pipe
Maintenance
9
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| filedescriptor | subprocess | os_pipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 79KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •subprocess leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •os_pipe has the most downloads (84.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •os_pipe is depended on by 4.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ filedescriptor has not been updated in over a year.
- •filedescriptor is pre-1.0 — API may change.