Decision Workspace
pwner vs processkit vs tokio-pipe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
pwner
growingv0.1.8
Pwner is a Process Owner crate that allows ergonomic access to child processes
55
processkit
experimentalv2.2.5
Async child-process management for tokio: whole-tree kill-on-drop (no orphans), plus streaming, pipelines, timeouts, and supervision
45
tokio-pipe
growingv0.2.12
Asynchronous pipe(2) library using tokio.
Core Metrics
| pwner | processkit | tokio-pipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 55 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 13.0K | 6.7K | 5.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 4.8K | 35.8K |
| Dependents | 6 | 100 | 190 |
| Releases | 9 | 42 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1336d ago | today | 1478d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 1m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
pwner
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
processkit
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
tokio-pipe
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| pwner | processkit | tokio-pipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 2.2.5 | 0.2.12 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 675KB | 13KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 7.1% | 5.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.49 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •processkit leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-pipe has the most downloads (5.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-pipe is depended on by 190 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pwner, tokio-pipe have not been updated in over a year.
- •pwner, tokio-pipe are pre-1.0 — API may change.