Decision Workspace
runc vs containerd-shim-protos vs containerd-client
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
runc
growingv0.3.0
A crate for consuming the runc binary in your Rust applications
51
containerd-shim-protos
growingv0.10.0
TTRPC bindings for containerd shim interfaces
47
containerd-client
growingv0.8.0
GRPC bindings to containerd APIs
Core Metrics
| runc | containerd-shim-protos | containerd-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 337.1K | 578.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 264 | 34.8K | 81.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 13 | 14 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 270d ago | 252d ago | 435d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 4y 3m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
runc
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
containerd-shim-protos
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
containerd-client
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| runc | containerd-shim-protos | containerd-client | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.10.0 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 40KB | 70KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •containerd-shim-protos leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •containerd-client has the most downloads (578.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ containerd-client has not been updated in over a year.