Decision Workspace
tigen vs ociman vs wyrcan
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
tigen
growingv0.1.0
Toolbox image builder (tigen) is a simple utility to create oci images to for creating [toolbox](https://github.com/containers/toolbox) sessions.
55
ociman
experimentalv0.6.0
Unified API for OCI container runtimes (Docker, Podman)
39
wyrcan
growingv2.1.2
The Container Bootloader
Core Metrics
| tigen | ociman | wyrcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 55 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 637 | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1168d ago | 8d ago | 1523d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 5m | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
tigen
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ociman
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
wyrcan
Maintenance
3
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| tigen | ociman | wyrcan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.0 | 2.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 3 | 18 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 55KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ociman leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wyrcan has the most downloads (5.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ tigen, wyrcan have not been updated in over a year.
- •tigen, ociman are pre-1.0 — API may change.