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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
60
sdjournal
experimentalv0.1.15
Pure Rust systemd journal reader and query engine
65
zbus_systemd
growingv0.26000.0
A pure-Rust library to interact with systemd DBus services
Core Metrics
| journald | sdjournal | zbus_systemd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 60 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2K | 10.0K | 562.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.2K | 86.6K |
| Dependents | 114 | 5 | 34 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1587d ago | 32d ago | 58d ago |
| Age | 7y 12m | 4m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
journald
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
sdjournal
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
zbus_systemd
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| journald | sdjournal | zbus_systemd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.1.15 | 0.26000.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1+ | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 74KB | 68KB |
| Features | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zbus_systemd leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •journald is depended on by 114 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ journald has not been updated in over a year.