Decision Workspace
nspawn-lite vs canister vs oak-dockerfile
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
nspawn-lite
growingv0.2.2
A simple and lightweight container-engine like `systemd-nspawn`.
36
canister
growingv0.1.0
Deploy binaries from Google Container Registry (gcr.io)
59
oak-dockerfile
experimentalv0.0.10
Dockerfile container configuration language parser with support for container image building and management.
Core Metrics
| nspawn-lite | canister | oak-dockerfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 36 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 6.5K | 371 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 6 | 79 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2029d ago | 2665d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 7y 7m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
nspawn-lite
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
canister
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
oak-dockerfile
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nspawn-lite | canister | oak-dockerfile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.0 | 0.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 11KB | 21KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-dockerfile leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •canister has the most downloads (6.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ nspawn-lite, canister have not been updated in over a year.