Decision Workspace
podman-client vs ociman vs rustainers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
podman-client
experimentalv0.0.2
A native Rust client for the Podman REST API over Unix sockets
54
ociman
experimentalv0.3.2
Unified API for OCI container runtimes (Docker, Podman)
51
rustainers
growingv0.15.1
A simple, opinionated way to run containers for tests.
Core Metrics
| podman-client | ociman | rustainers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 772 | 383 | 30.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 142 | 888 |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 73 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 237d ago | 32d ago | 402d ago |
| Age | 8m | 3m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
podman-client
Maintenance
8
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ociman
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
rustainers
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| podman-client | ociman | rustainers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.3.2 | 0.15.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 29KB | 91KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ociman leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustainers has the most downloads (30.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rustainers has not been updated in over a year.