Decision Workspace
async-hid vs hidapi vs hidapi-rusb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
async-hid
growingv0.5.1
A async library for interacting with HID devices
69
hidapi
stablev2.6.5
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi
50
hidapi-rusb
growingv1.3.3
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi with rusb backend.
Core Metrics
| async-hid | hidapi | hidapi-rusb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 69 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 12.0K | 6.1M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3K | 337.7K | 171.4K |
| Dependents | 18 | 1.8K | 29 |
| Releases | 11 | 53 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 30d ago | 854d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 10y | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
async-hid
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hidapi
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
hidapi-rusb
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| async-hid | hidapi | hidapi-rusb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 2.6.5 | 1.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 135KB | 261KB |
| Features | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hidapi leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hidapi is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hidapi-rusb has not been updated in over a year.
- •async-hid is pre-1.0 — API may change.