Decision Workspace
psn vs kctop vs signal-child
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
psn
experimentalv0.1.4
Terminal UI for process status navigation and control
41
kctop
experimentalv0.2.0
koktail claude's top — a futuristic TUI system monitor for Linux
66
signal-child
stablev1.0.7
A little library to easily signal other process with no dependencies
Core Metrics
| psn | kctop | signal-child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 41 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 76 | 30 | 99.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 12.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 29d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
psn
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
kctop
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
signal-child
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| psn | kctop | signal-child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 221KB | 595KB | 6KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •signal-child leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •psn, kctop are pre-1.0 — API may change.