Decision Workspace
btsensor vs bt-hci vs btleplug
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
btsensor
growingv0.1.2
A library for decoding sensor readings from BLE advertisements, including the BTHome format.
71
bt-hci
growingv0.8.0
Bluetooth HCI data types
60
btleplug
growingv0.12.0
A Cross-Platform Rust Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) GATT library.
Core Metrics
| btsensor | bt-hci | btleplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 71 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 447.1K | 998.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 43.2K | 42.3K |
| Dependents | 4 | 43 | 648 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 270d ago | 44d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 1y 7m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
btsensor
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bt-hci
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
btleplug
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| btsensor | bt-hci | btleplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.8.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0/BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 75KB | 213KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bt-hci leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •btleplug has the most downloads (998.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •btleplug is depended on by 648 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.