Decision Workspace
privesc vs sudo39 vs is-root
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
privesc
experimentalv1.2.0
Small utility library for multi-platform privilege escalation
47
sudo39
experimentalv1.0.1
Privilege-elevation MCP server for AI agents
45
is-root
growingv0.1.3
A simple library to detect whether you are root/admin or not
Core Metrics
| privesc | sudo39 | is-root | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 47 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 26 | 238.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 4.9K |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 202 |
| Releases | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 151d ago | 39d ago | 1025d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
privesc
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
sudo39
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
is-root
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| privesc | sudo39 | is-root | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 1.0.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 28KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •privesc leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •is-root has the most downloads (238.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •is-root is depended on by 202 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ is-root has not been updated in over a year.
- •is-root is pre-1.0 — API may change.