Decision Workspace
runar vs hot-restart vs rust_compile_run
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
runar
growingv0.3.0
Watches for changes in files and RUNs And Restarts a program
59
hot-restart
experimentalv0.6.15
A Rust library for hot restarting applications without downtime. Provides seamless process replacement for servers and long-running services, enabling zero-downtime updates and configuration reloads.
45
rust_compile_run
growingv1.0.2
A Rust CLI tool to compile, run, and optionally delete Rust executables with additional features like file watching and notifications.
Core Metrics
| runar | hot-restart | rust_compile_run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 59 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 813 | 11.4K | 3.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 667 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 409d ago | 24d ago | 921d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 10m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
runar
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hot-restart
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rust_compile_run
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| runar | hot-restart | rust_compile_run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.6.15 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 6KB | 305KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hot-restart leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hot-restart is depended on by 244 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ runar, rust_compile_run have not been updated in over a year.
- •runar, hot-restart are pre-1.0 — API may change.