Decision Workspace
journald vs sdjournal vs zbus_systemd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
journald
growingv0.7.0
A rust binding for the systemd journald api
55
sdjournal
experimentalv0.1.6
Pure Rust systemd journal reader and query engine
66
zbus_systemd
growingv0.25901.0
A pure-Rust library to interact with systemd DBus services
Core Metrics
| journald | sdjournal | zbus_systemd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 55 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 17.2K | 344 | 382.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 307 | 37 | 150.6K |
| Dependents | 112 | 5 | 34 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 1528d ago | 83d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 2m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
journald
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
sdjournal
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
zbus_systemd
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| journald | sdjournal | zbus_systemd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.25901.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1+ | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 45KB | 68KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •zbus_systemd leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •journald is depended on by 112 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ journald has not been updated in over a year.