Decision Workspace
system vs sheller vs run_shell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
system
growingv0.3.4
Cross-platform crate to easily run shell commands, similar to the C system function.
49
sheller
growingv0.5.4
🐚 Sheller is a shell command builder and standard command extension library written in Rust.
44
run_shell
growingv0.1.13
shell script written in rust
Core Metrics
| system | sheller | run_shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 49 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8K | 18.0K | 21.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 210 | 64 | 65 |
| Dependents | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Releases | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 102d ago | 774d ago | 1318d ago |
| Age | 2y | 2y 1m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
system
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
sheller
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
run_shell
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| system | sheller | run_shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.5.4 | 0.1.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 7KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •system leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •run_shell has the most downloads (21.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sheller, run_shell have not been updated in over a year.