Decision Workspace
machx vs mach2 vs mach
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
machx
growingv0.6.1
A Rust interface to the user-space API of the Mach 3.0 kernel that underlies OSX.
61
mach2
growingv0.6.0
A Rust interface to the user-space API of the Mach 3.0 kernel that underlies OSX.
57
mach
growingv0.3.2
A Rust interface to the user-space API of the Mach 3.0 kernel that underlies OSX.
Core Metrics
| machx | mach2 | mach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 33.3M | 39.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 3.1M | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 10 | 610 | 920 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 132d ago | 2491d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 4y 4m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
machx
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mach2
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
mach
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| machx | mach2 | mach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.6.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 34KB | 20KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2015 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mach2 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mach has the most downloads (39.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mach is depended on by 920 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mach has not been updated in over a year.