Decision Workspace
firestarter vs listenfd vs systemfd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
firestarter
growingv0.3.2
A process and shared socket manager
47
listenfd
growingv1.0.2
A simple library to work with listenfds passed from the outside (systemd/catflap socket activation)
38
systemfd
growingv0.4.6
A convenient helper for passing sockets into another process. Best to be combined with listenfd and cargo-watch.
Core Metrics
| firestarter | listenfd | systemfd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 47 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 25.6K | 4.5M | 61.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 85 | 143.4K | 809 |
| Dependents | 0 | 440 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 14 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2587d ago | 432d ago | 432d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 7y 10m | 7y 10m |
Health Breakdown
firestarter
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
listenfd
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
6
systemfd
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| firestarter | listenfd | systemfd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 1.0.2 | 0.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 6 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 19KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •listenfd leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •listenfd is depended on by 440 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ firestarter, listenfd, systemfd have not been updated in over a year.
- •firestarter, systemfd are pre-1.0 — API may change.