Decision Workspace
windows-elevate vs check_elevation vs is_sudo
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
windows-elevate
growingv0.1.0
windows-elevate is a Windows-only library which provides utility functions to help elevating process permissions.
40
check_elevation
growingv0.2.7
Check if the current process is elevated. A successor to the `is_elevated` crate. Now no_std!
49
is_sudo
growingv0.0.2
Checks whether the process is running as root/sudo/admin permission in Windows and Unix systems
Core Metrics
| windows-elevate | check_elevation | is_sudo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 40 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 3.0K | 16.1K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 110 | 577 | 145 |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 571d ago | 281d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 2y 5m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
windows-elevate
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
check_elevation
Maintenance
8
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
is_sudo
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| windows-elevate | check_elevation | is_sudo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.7 | 0.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 3KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 90.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •is_sudo leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •check_elevation has the most downloads (16.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ windows-elevate has not been updated in over a year.