Decision Workspace
mprober vs memimpact vs kmon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
mprober
growingv0.10.12
This program aims to collect Linux system information including hostname, kernel version, uptime, RTC time, load average, CPU, memory, network interfaces, block devices and processes. It can be used not only as a normal CLI tool, but also a web application with a front-end webpage and useful HTTP APIs.
52
memimpact
experimentalv0.1.0
measure the memory impact of any PID and its children processes on any linux.
50
kmon
growingv1.7.1
Linux kernel manager and activity monitor
Core Metrics
| mprober | memimpact | kmon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 50.5K | 170 | 47.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 37 | 9 | 67 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 32 | 7 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 830d ago | 48d ago | 467d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 4m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
mprober
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
memimpact
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
kmon
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mprober | memimpact | kmon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.12 | 0.1.0 | 1.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 16KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •memimpact leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mprober has the most downloads (50.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mprober, kmon have not been updated in over a year.
- •mprober, memimpact are pre-1.0 — API may change.