Decision Workspace
systemd-service vs systemd-hardening-helper vs proc-daemon
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
systemd-service
experimentalv0.3.1
Generate service files for the application
54
systemd-hardening-helper
stablev2026.3.8
Automatic systemd service hardening guided by strace profiling
52
proc-daemon
growingv1.0.0
A foundational framework for building high-performance, resilient daemon services in Rust. Handles all the boilerplate for signal handling, graceful shutdown, logging, and configuration.
Core Metrics
| systemd-service | systemd-hardening-helper | proc-daemon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 105 | 5.8K | 1.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 42 | 19 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 102d ago | 19d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1y 2m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
systemd-service
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
systemd-hardening-helper
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
proc-daemon
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| systemd-service | systemd-hardening-helper | proc-daemon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 2026.3.8 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 36 | 39 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 4.4MB | 111KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.82.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •systemd-hardening-helper leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •systemd-service is pre-1.0 — API may change.