Decision Workspace
pdfork vs casper-sys vs capsicum
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
pdfork
growingv0.1.1
fork wrapper that uses process descriptors (pdfork) on FreeBSD and normal fork elsewhere
60
casper-sys
growingv0.1.3
FFI bindings for FreeBSD's libcasper
57
capsicum
growingv0.4.5
Simple intuitive Rust bindings for the FreeBSD capsicum framework
Core Metrics
| pdfork | casper-sys | capsicum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 8.3K | 20.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1381d ago | 20d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 3y 4m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
pdfork
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
casper-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
capsicum
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| pdfork | casper-sys | capsicum | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.3 | 0.4.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 8KB | 24KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.62 | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •casper-sys leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •capsicum has the most downloads (20.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pdfork has not been updated in over a year.