Decision Workspace
vboxhelper vs virtualbox_rs vs vbox_raw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
vboxhelper
growingv0.3.3
API wrapper around VirtualBox's command line tools.
47
virtualbox_rs
growingv0.4.1
A Rust library for interacting with VirtualBox, providing a safe and idiomatic interface to the VirtualBox API.
44
vbox_raw
growingv0.4.2
FFI bindings for Rust to VirtualBox
Core Metrics
| vboxhelper | virtualbox_rs | vbox_raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 12.5K | 6.1K | 6.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 35 | 53 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Releases | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1512d ago | 57d ago | 58d ago |
| Age | 4y 12m | 1y 5m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
vboxhelper
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
virtualbox_rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
vbox_raw
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| vboxhelper | virtualbox_rs | vbox_raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | 0BSD | BSD-3-Clause | LGPL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 12KB | 182KB | 632KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 11.1% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •virtualbox_rs leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vboxhelper has the most downloads (12.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ vboxhelper has not been updated in over a year.