Decision Workspace
power-profile-watcher vs auto-cpufreq vs circadian
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
power-profile-watcher
experimentalv0.1.9
Watches UPower power-source changes and updates power-profiles-daemon automatically
54
auto-cpufreq
experimentalv3.1.6
Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux
37
circadian
growingv0.8.4
Linux auto-suspend/wake power management daemon
Core Metrics
| power-profile-watcher | auto-cpufreq | circadian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 54 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 157 | 137 | 14.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 2d ago | 1213d ago |
| Age | 3m | 4m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
power-profile-watcher
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
auto-cpufreq
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
circadian
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| power-profile-watcher | auto-cpufreq | circadian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.9 | 3.1.6 | 0.8.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 20 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 138KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •auto-cpufreq leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •circadian has the most downloads (14.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ circadian has not been updated in over a year.
- •power-profile-watcher, circadian are pre-1.0 — API may change.