Decision Workspace
IOKit-sys vs libc vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
IOKit-sys
growingv0.1.5
FFI bindings for IOKit
74
libc
growingv0.2.183
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| IOKit-sys | libc | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2M | 1.0B | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 17.5K | 71.2M | 798.3K |
| Dependents | 94 | 120.3K | 2.4K |
| Releases | 6 | 199 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 2894d ago | 19d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 11y 2m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
IOKit-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
libc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| IOKit-sys | libc | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.2.183 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 817KB | 84KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 10.8% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 120.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ IOKit-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •IOKit-sys, libc are pre-1.0 — API may change.