Decision Workspace
namaste vs server-manager vs guardian
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
namaste
growingv0.30.0
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64
server-manager
stablev5.0.12
server-manager is a rust library for managing server processes. It encapsulates service startup, shutdown, and background daemon mode. Users can specify the PID file, log file paths, and other configurations through custom settings, while also passing in their own asynchronous server function for execution. The library supports both synchronous and asynchronous operations. On Unix and Windows platforms, it enables background daemon processes.
56
guardian
growingv1.3.0
Provides owned mutex guards for refcounted mutexes.
Core Metrics
| namaste | server-manager | guardian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 64 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 54.0K | 38.5K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 78 | 831 | 216.0K |
| Dependents | 26 | 577 | 171 |
| Releases | 43 | 59 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 91d ago | 24d ago | 412d ago |
| Age | 7y | 1y 1m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
namaste
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
server-manager
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
guardian
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| namaste | server-manager | guardian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.30.0 | 5.0.12 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 8KB | 15KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •server-manager leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •guardian has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •server-manager is depended on by 577 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ guardian has not been updated in over a year.
- •namaste is pre-1.0 — API may change.