Decision Workspace
hermit-sys vs hermit-kernel vs hermit-abi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hermit-sys
growingv0.6.0
The Hermit unikernel for Rust.
54
hermit-kernel
growingv0.13.0
A Rust-based library operating system
53
hermit-abi
growingv0.5.2
Hermit system calls definitions.
Core Metrics
| hermit-sys | hermit-kernel | hermit-abi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 56.9K | 1.5K | 374.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 90 | 8 | 26.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| Releases | 41 | 3 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 942d ago | 30d ago | 289d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 1y | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hermit-sys
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
hermit-kernel
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
hermit-abi
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| hermit-sys | hermit-kernel | hermit-abi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 6KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 12.2% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hermit-kernel leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hermit-abi has the most downloads (374.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hermit-abi is depended on by 187 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hermit-sys has not been updated in over a year.