Decision Workspace
bluez-async vs btleplug vs bluest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
bluez-async
growingv0.8.2
An async wrapper around the D-Bus interface of BlueZ (the Linux Bluetooth daemon), supporting GATT client (central) functionality.
56
btleplug
growingv0.12.0
A Cross-Platform Rust Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) GATT library.
50
bluest
growingv0.6.9
A cross-platform Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) library
Core Metrics
| bluez-async | btleplug | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 56 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M | 1.1M | 53.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 62.2K | 65.1K | 3.3K |
| Dependents | 63 | 813 | 24 |
| Releases | 20 | 38 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 319d ago | 78d ago | 332d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 6y 4m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
bluez-async
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
btleplug
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
bluest
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bluez-async | btleplug | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.2 | 0.12.0 | 0.6.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0/BSD-3-Clause | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 15 | 30 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 213KB | 144KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •btleplug leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •btleplug is depended on by 813 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.