Decision Workspace
w32die vs process_control vs killport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
w32die
growingv0.1.0
A simple binary that wraps any executable and runs it in a Windows Job Object to ensure it (and all its children) are terminated when the parent process dies.
60
process_control
growingv5.2.0
Ergonomically run processes with limits
56
killport
stablev2.0.0
A command-line tool to easily kill processes and containers running on a specified port.
Core Metrics
| w32die | process_control | killport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 923.1K | 98.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 26.5K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 214 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 631d ago | 202d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 6y | 3y |
Health Breakdown
w32die
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
process_control
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
killport
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| w32die | process_control | killport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.2.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 23KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •process_control leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •process_control is depended on by 214 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ w32die has not been updated in over a year.
- •w32die is pre-1.0 — API may change.