Decision Workspace
perf-event2 vs perf-event-open-sys vs perf-event
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
perf-event2
growingv0.7.4
A Rust interface to Linux performance monitoring
63
perf-event-open-sys
stablev6.0.0
Unsafe, direct bindings for Linux's perf_event_open system call, with associated types and constants.
62
perf-event
growingv0.4.9
A Rust interface to Linux performance monitoring
Core Metrics
| perf-event2 | perf-event-open-sys | perf-event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 63 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 49.6K | 6.7M | 4.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.2K | 323.2K | 209.3K |
| Dependents | 27 | 71 | 418 |
| Releases | 11 | 15 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 666d ago | 43d ago | 43d ago |
| Age | 2y 11m | 6y 3m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
perf-event2
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
perf-event-open-sys
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
perf-event
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| perf-event2 | perf-event-open-sys | perf-event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.4 | 6.0.0 | 0.4.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 62KB | 79KB | 32KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •perf-event-open-sys leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •perf-event is depended on by 418 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ perf-event2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •perf-event2, perf-event are pre-1.0 — API may change.