Decision Workspace
ishell vs system vs command-run
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
ishell
growingv0.3.1
Pseudo-interactive shell interface for Rust
51
system
growingv0.3.4
Cross-platform crate to easily run shell commands, similar to the C system function.
49
command-run
growingv1.1.2
Library for running a command in a subprocess
Core Metrics
| ishell | system | command-run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 51 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1K | 10.8K | 45.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 210 | 489 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Releases | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 425d ago | 102d ago | 741d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 2y | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
ishell
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
system
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
command-run
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| ishell | system | command-run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.3.4 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 3KB | 12KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 13.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •system leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •command-run has the most downloads (45.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ishell, command-run have not been updated in over a year.
- •ishell, system are pre-1.0 — API may change.