Decision Workspace
whome vs whoami vs marksad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
whome
growingv0.6.2
A command line program for detecting the current user's name and environment. A rust replacement for `whoami` and `hostname` with added features.
82
whoami
stablev2.1.2
Rust library for getting information about the current user and environment
47
marksad
growingv0.1.3
Markdown parser library with all the extensions
Core Metrics
| whome | whoami | marksad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 82 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 12.5K | 141.1M | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 12.5M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5.2K | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 58 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 286d ago | 29d ago | 397d ago |
| Age | 7y 4m | 8y 9m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
whome
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
whoami
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
marksad
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| whome | whoami | marksad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 | 2.1.2 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 29KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •whoami has the highest health score (82/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •whoami is depended on by 5.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ marksad has not been updated in over a year.
- •whome, marksad are pre-1.0 — API may change.