Decision Workspace
brewdrivers vs uart_16550 vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
brewdrivers
growingv0.17.0
Brewkit drivers
70
uart_16550
growingv0.6.0
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).
69
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| brewdrivers | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 34.3K | 1.8M | 16.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 76.6K | 696.3K |
| Dependents | 30 | 358 | 3.0K |
| Releases | 23 | 27 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 1034d ago | 107d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 7y | 8y 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
brewdrivers
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
uart_16550
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serialport
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| brewdrivers | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 | 0.6.0 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 3 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 45KB | 84KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •uart_16550 leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport has the most downloads (16.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •serialport is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ brewdrivers has not been updated in over a year.
- •brewdrivers, uart_16550 are pre-1.0 — API may change.