Decision Workspace
safe-ipc vs interprocess-docfix vs zvariant
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
safe-ipc
growingv0.1.0
IPC crate for Unix and Windows.
51
interprocess-docfix
growingv1.2.2
Interprocess communication toolkit. Docs fixed.
71
zvariant
stablev5.10.0
D-Bus & GVariant encoding & decoding
Core Metrics
| safe-ipc | interprocess-docfix | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 51 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 375.4K | 45.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 10.0K | 4.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 16 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Last Updated | 1995d ago | 996d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 2y 9m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
safe-ipc
Maintenance
1
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
interprocess-docfix
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
zvariant
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| safe-ipc | interprocess-docfix | zvariant | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.2 | 5.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 16 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 115KB | 93KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •zvariant leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •zvariant is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ safe-ipc, interprocess-docfix have not been updated in over a year.
- •safe-ipc is pre-1.0 — API may change.