Decision Workspace
ipipe vs pipe_watcher vs interprocess
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
ipipe
growingv0.11.7
Cross-platform named-pipe API.
48
pipe_watcher
growingv2.1.2
A pipe reader and writer for the terminal. Made for use with the ipipe Rust library.
65
interprocess
stablev2.4.2
Interprocess communication toolkit
Core Metrics
| ipipe | pipe_watcher | interprocess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 48 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 61.3K | 15.1K | 11.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 713.3K |
| Dependents | 57 | 0 | 1.5K |
| Releases | 37 | 12 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1539d ago | 1806d ago | 85d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 5y 4m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
ipipe
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
pipe_watcher
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
interprocess
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ipipe | pipe_watcher | interprocess | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.7 | 2.1.2 | 2.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | 0BSD OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 4KB | 151KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •interprocess leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •interprocess is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ipipe, pipe_watcher have not been updated in over a year.
- •ipipe is pre-1.0 — API may change.