Decision Workspace
brewdrivers vs uart_16550 vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
brewdrivers
growingv0.17.0
Brewkit drivers
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).
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| brewdrivers | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 76 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 34.0K | 1.4M | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 123 | 66.8K | 798.3K |
| Dependents | 30 | 288 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 23 | 26 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 926d ago | 7d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 7y 10m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
brewdrivers
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
uart_16550
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| brewdrivers | uart_16550 | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.17.0 | 0.5.0 | 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 | 42KB | 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 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport has the most downloads (12.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ brewdrivers has not been updated in over a year.
- •brewdrivers, uart_16550 are pre-1.0 — API may change.