Decision Workspace
xprocess vs closefds vs async-process
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
xprocess
experimentalv0.0.4
Easily spawn child processes on Unix
32
closefds
growingv0.1.0
Functionality to set FD_CLOEXEC flag on file descriptors after fork and before exec
67
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
Core Metrics
| xprocess | closefds | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 32 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 2.0K | 84.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 4 | 5.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 83d ago | 2542d ago | 194d ago |
| Age | 11m | 6y 11m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
xprocess
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
closefds
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
6
async-process
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xprocess | closefds | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 0.1.0 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 9KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-process leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-process is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ closefds has not been updated in over a year.
- •xprocess, closefds are pre-1.0 — API may change.