Decision Workspace
bluster vs btleplug vs bluest
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
bluster
growingv0.2.0
A Rust crate for implementing BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) peripherals
60
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
| bluster | btleplug | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 998.6K | 47.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 59 | 42.3K | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 648 | 23 |
| Releases | 5 | 38 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 1113d ago | 18d ago | 273d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 6y 2m | 3y 9m |
Health Breakdown
bluster
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
btleplug
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
bluest
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bluster | btleplug | bluest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.12.0 | 0.6.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0/BSD-3-Clause | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 30 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 213KB | 144KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ bluster has not been updated in over a year.