Decision Workspace
winspawn vs cross-spawn vs async-process
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
winspawn
growingv0.1.1
Spawn process for passing Universal CRT's file descriptor on windows.
45
cross-spawn
experimentalv0.1.2
A cross platform solution for Rust for spawning processes. Drop-in replacement for std::process::Command with Windows-specific enhancements: PATHEXT resolution, CMD built-in detection, CREATE_NO_WINDOW, and cross-platform kill.
66
async-process
growingv2.5.0
Async interface for working with processes
Core Metrics
| winspawn | cross-spawn | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 45 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 39 | 106.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 4.0M |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 1.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 1838d ago | today | 302d ago |
| Age | 5y | 1d | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
winspawn
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
cross-spawn
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
async-process
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| winspawn | cross-spawn | async-process | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 15KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •async-process leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •async-process is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ winspawn has not been updated in over a year.
- •winspawn, cross-spawn are pre-1.0 — API may change.