Decision Workspace
pelagos vs hippobox vs ironbox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
pelagos
experimentalv0.59.2
Fast Linux container runtime — OCI-compatible, namespaces, cgroups v2, seccomp, networking, image management
46
hippobox
experimentalv0.3.0
Lightweight Linux container manager using raw Linux primitives
41
ironbox
experimentalv0.3.0
A native containerd shim OCI runtime built in Rust — no runc dependency
Core Metrics
| pelagos | hippobox | ironbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 46 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 90 | 23 | 12 |
| 30d Downloads | 90 | 23 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 4d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 25d | 4d | 8d |
Health Breakdown
pelagos
Maintenance
14
Quality
5
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
hippobox
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ironbox
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pelagos | hippobox | ironbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.59.2 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 11 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 536KB | 43KB | 55KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hippobox leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pelagos has the most downloads (90), suggesting wider adoption.