Decision Workspace
tokio-process-tools vs async-process vs shared_child
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
tokio-process-tools
growingv0.11.2
Correctness-focused async subprocess orchestration for Tokio: bounded output, multi-consumer streams, output detection, guaranteed cleanup and graceful termination.
66
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
64
shared_child
growingv1.1.1
a library for using child processes from multiple threads
Core Metrics
| tokio-process-tools | async-process | shared_child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 66 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 10.2K | 95.5M | 37.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.1M | 2.9M |
| Dependents | 45 | 1.2K | 625 |
| Releases | 29 | 28 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 253d ago | 325d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 7y | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-process-tools
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
async-process
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
shared_child
Maintenance
6
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| tokio-process-tools | async-process | shared_child | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.2 | 2.5.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 195KB | 28KB | 14KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.89.0 | 1.71 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-process leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-process is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tokio-process-tools is pre-1.0 — API may change.