Decision Workspace
iamroot vs doas vs rhun
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
iamroot
experimentalv0.2.0
Display a message informing you whether this program is running as root or not
46
doas
experimentalv0.1.0
A Rust implementation of doas, a minimal sudo alternative with PAM authentication
36
rhun
growingv0.1.0
A simple alternative to sudo / doas
Core Metrics
| iamroot | doas | rhun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 46 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 780 | 18 | 1.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 260d ago | 70d ago | 1163d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
iamroot
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
doas
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
rhun
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| iamroot | doas | rhun | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 6KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.92.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •doas leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rhun has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rhun has not been updated in over a year.