Decision Workspace
stop-thread vs process_control vs kill_tree
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
stop-thread
growingv0.2.0
Various ways of stopping threads on various platforms, without requiring the thread to poll.
58
process_control
growingv5.2.0
Ergonomically run processes with limits
49
kill_tree
growingv0.2.4
🌳 Kill Tree is a library designed to terminate a specified process and all its child processes recursively, operating independently of other commands like kill or taskkill.
Core Metrics
| stop-thread | process_control | kill_tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 58 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 12.0K | 1.0M | 485.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 25.5K | 23.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 221 | 156 |
| Releases | 7 | 34 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2287d ago | 310d ago | 882d ago |
| Age | 6y 3m | 6y 4m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
stop-thread
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
process_control
Maintenance
8
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
kill_tree
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| stop-thread | process_control | kill_tree | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 5.2.0 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 23KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •process_control leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •process_control is depended on by 221 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠stop-thread, kill_tree have not been updated in over a year.
- •stop-thread, kill_tree are pre-1.0 — API may change.