Decision Workspace
wslapi vs wslpluginapi-sys vs wsl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
wslapi
growingv0.1.3
Managing the Windows Subsystem for Linux
53
wslpluginapi-sys
growingv0.2.0+2.4.4
Rust bindings for the WSL Plugin API
46
wsl
growingv0.1.0
Detect if the program is running under Windows Subsystem for Linux
Core Metrics
| wslapi | wslpluginapi-sys | wsl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 45.8K | 3.7K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 274 | 31 | 72.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 342 |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1969d ago | 12d ago | 2480d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 1y 1m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
wslapi
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
wslpluginapi-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wsl
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| wslapi | wslpluginapi-sys | wsl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.2.0+2.4.4 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 10KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wslpluginapi-sys leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wsl has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wsl is depended on by 342 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wslapi, wsl have not been updated in over a year.