Decision Workspace
initramfs-builder vs supermachine vs ocidir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
initramfs-builder
experimentalv0.2.1
Convert Docker/OCI images to bootable initramfs for microVMs
49
supermachine
experimentalv0.7.49
Run any OCI/Docker image as a hardware-isolated microVM on macOS HVF (Linux KVM and Windows WHP in progress). Single library API, zero flags for the common case, sub-100 ms cold-restore from snapshot.
58
ocidir
growingv0.7.2
A Rust library for reading and writing OCI (opencontainers) layout directories
Core Metrics
| initramfs-builder | supermachine | ocidir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 104 | 1.1K | 182.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1K | 15.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Releases | 4 | 80 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 105d ago | 2d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 3m | 21d | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
initramfs-builder
Maintenance
13
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
supermachine
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
ocidir
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| initramfs-builder | supermachine | ocidir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.7.49 | 0.7.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 20 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 1.4MB | 668KB | 63KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ocidir leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.