Decision Workspace
bluez vs rmcp-bluer vs btleplug
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
bluez
growingv0.4.0
Control Bluetooth on Linux.
39
rmcp-bluer
experimentalv0.1.0
MCP server for Bluetooth control via BlueZ (Linux)
60
btleplug
growingv0.12.0
A Cross-Platform Rust Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) GATT library.
Core Metrics
| bluez | rmcp-bluer | btleplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 39 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 26.6K | 18 | 998.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 74 | 3 | 41.2K |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 648 |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1332d ago | 79d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 2m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
bluez
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rmcp-bluer
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
btleplug
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bluez | rmcp-bluer | btleplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0/BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 14KB | 213KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •btleplug leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •btleplug is depended on by 648 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bluez has not been updated in over a year.