Decision Workspace
br-serial vs uart_16550 vs serial-win
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
29
br-serial
growingv0.0.1
This is an COM and Serial Port
76
uart_16550
growingv0.5.0
Simple yet highly configurable low-level driver for 16550 UART devices, typically known and used as serial ports or COM ports. Easy integration into Rust while providing fine-grained control where needed (e.g., for kernel drivers).
36
serial-win
growingv0.2.0
Serial communications in Windows
Core Metrics
| br-serial | uart_16550 | serial-win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 29 | 76 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 1.4M | 15.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 66.8K | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 886d ago | 7d ago | 3759d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 7y 10m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
br-serial
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
uart_16550
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serial-win
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| br-serial | uart_16550 | serial-win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.5.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 42KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uart_16550 leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •uart_16550 is depended on by 288 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ br-serial, serial-win have not been updated in over a year.