Decision Workspace
spirit vs spirit-daemonize vs drop-root
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
spirit
growingv0.4.21
Helper to create well behaved daemons with runtime-reconfiguration support
47
spirit-daemonize
growingv0.5.1
Spirit helpers and config fragments to daemonize
49
drop-root
growingv1.2.2
Drop root privileges easily
Core Metrics
| spirit | spirit-daemonize | drop-root | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 47 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 66.9K | 18.5K | 8.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 217 | 33 | 122 |
| Dependents | 93 | 28 | 0 |
| Releases | 44 | 12 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 1613d ago | 1613d ago | 259d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 7y 5m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
spirit
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
spirit-daemonize
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
drop-root
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| spirit | spirit-daemonize | drop-root | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.21 | 0.5.1 | 1.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Unlicense |
| Dependencies | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 88KB | 10KB | 3KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spirit leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ spirit, spirit-daemonize have not been updated in over a year.
- •spirit, spirit-daemonize are pre-1.0 — API may change.