Decision Workspace
is-root vs privesc vs is_sudo
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
is-root
growingv0.1.3
A simple library to detect whether you are root/admin or not
60
privesc
experimentalv1.2.0
Small utility library for multi-platform privilege escalation
49
is_sudo
growingv0.0.2
Checks whether the process is running as root/sudo/admin permission in Windows and Unix systems
Core Metrics
| is-root | privesc | is_sudo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 223.5K | 1.1K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 16.2K | 191 | 145 |
| Dependents | 201 | 8 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 966d ago | 92d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 5y 7m | 3m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
is-root
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
privesc
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
is_sudo
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| is-root | privesc | is_sudo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.2.0 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 18KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •privesc leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •is-root has the most downloads (223.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •is-root is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ is-root has not been updated in over a year.
- •is-root, is_sudo are pre-1.0 — API may change.