Decision Workspace
hostless vs cap-std vs rustix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
hostless
growingv0.0.0
Hostless
72
cap-std
stablev4.0.2
Capability-based version of the Rust standard library
71
rustix
stablev1.1.4
Safe Rust bindings to POSIX/Unix/Linux/Winsock-like syscalls
Core Metrics
| hostless | cap-std | rustix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 9.1M | 688.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 870.0K | 59.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.5K | 5.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 92 | 169 |
| Last Updated | 1873d ago | 40d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 5y 9m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hostless
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
cap-std
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
rustix
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| hostless | cap-std | rustix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 4.0.2 | 1.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 37KB | 425KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.2% | 5.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cap-std leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustix has the most downloads (688.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rustix is depended on by 5.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hostless has not been updated in over a year.
- •hostless is pre-1.0 — API may change.