Decision Workspace
privilege vs runas vs run-as
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
privilege
growingv0.3.0
Cross-platform library for administrative permission handling.
49
runas
growingv1.2.0
Run a command as root (sudo)
47
run-as
growingv1.2.5
Run a command as root (sudo), fork from runas crate
Core Metrics
| privilege | runas | run-as | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 50.4K | 15.1M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4K | 3.7M | 119 |
| Dependents | 76 | 195 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 964d ago | 766d ago | 204d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 9y 9m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
privilege
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
runas
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
run-as
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| privilege | runas | run-as | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 11KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Quick Verdict
- •runas leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •runas is depended on by 195 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ privilege, runas have not been updated in over a year.
- •privilege is pre-1.0 — API may change.