Decision Workspace
nucleus-container vs libcgroups vs libcontainer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
nucleus-container
experimentalv0.3.6
Extremely lightweight Docker alternative for agents and production services — isolated execution using cgroups, namespaces, seccomp, Landlock, and gVisor
58
libcgroups
growingv0.6.0
Library for cgroup
56
libcontainer
growingv0.6.0
Library for container control
Core Metrics
| nucleus-container | libcgroups | libcontainer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 110 | 140.5K | 100.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 12.0K | 9.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 178 | 165 |
| Releases | 9 | 20 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 89d ago | 89d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 1m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
nucleus-container
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
libcgroups
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
libcontainer
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| nucleus-container | libcgroups | libcontainer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.6 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 22 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 267KB | 96KB | 158KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.85.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •libcgroups leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libcgroups is depended on by 178 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.