Decision Workspace
microvmi vs vmi vs fdp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
microvmi
growingv0.4.0
A cross-platform, unified, low-level VM introspection API supporting multiple hypervisors
46
vmi
growingv0.4.0
A modular and extensible library for Virtual Machine Introspection
42
fdp
growingv0.3.0
Safe bindings for libFDP (Fast Debugging Protocol)
Core Metrics
| microvmi | vmi | fdp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 38.5K | 7.9K | 15.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 41 | 12 | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| Releases | 34 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 116d ago | 225d ago | 397d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 1y 4m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
microvmi
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
vmi
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
fdp
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| microvmi | vmi | fdp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 28 | 26 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 159KB | 53KB | 7KB |
| Features | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vmi leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •microvmi has the most downloads (38.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fdp has not been updated in over a year.