Decision Workspace
privesc vs is-root vs privilege
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
privesc
experimentalv1.2.0
Small utility library for multi-platform privilege escalation
45
is-root
growingv0.1.3
A simple library to detect whether you are root/admin or not
43
privilege
growingv0.3.0
Cross-platform library for administrative permission handling.
Core Metrics
| privesc | is-root | privilege | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 1.1K | 223.5K | 50.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 190 | 15.9K | 3.3K |
| Dependents | 8 | 201 | 76 |
| Releases | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 92d ago | 966d ago | 964d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 7m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
privesc
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
is-root
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
privilege
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| privesc | is-root | privilege | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 4KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •privesc leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •is-root has the most downloads (223.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •is-root is depended on by 201 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ is-root, privilege have not been updated in over a year.
- •is-root, privilege are pre-1.0 — API may change.