Decision Workspace
portpicker vs killport vs kill_port
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
portpicker
growingv0.1.1
Pick a free unused port
56
killport
stablev2.0.0
A command-line tool to easily kill processes and containers running on a specified port.
53
kill_port
experimentalv0.1.6
Cross-platform utility to terminate processes by port efficiently. 跨平台高效终止端口进程工具。
Core Metrics
| portpicker | killport | kill_port | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 13.7M | 98.5K | 1.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0M | 1.2K | 98 |
| Dependents | 2.2K | 0 | 25 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1743d ago | 20d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 3y | 5m |
Health Breakdown
portpicker
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
killport
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
kill_port
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| portpicker | killport | kill_port | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.0.0 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense | MIT | MulanPSL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 18 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 47KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •killport leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •portpicker has the most downloads (13.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •portpicker is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ portpicker has not been updated in over a year.
- •portpicker, kill_port are pre-1.0 — API may change.