Decision Workspace
can-utils-rs vs dbcc vs canutils
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
can-utils-rs
experimentalv0.4.0
A pure Rust CLI utility for managing and manipulating CAN interfaces and sending or printing pretty CAN data.
40
dbcc
growingv2.2.1
Compiles `data base CAN` (dbc) files into Rust code.
40
canutils
growingv1.0.0
A can-utils implementation in pure Rust
Core Metrics
| can-utils-rs | dbcc | canutils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 26.9K | 8.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 148 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 17 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 1968d ago | 2003d ago |
| Age | 14d | 6y 11m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
can-utils-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
dbcc
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
canutils
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| can-utils-rs | dbcc | canutils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 2.2.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 17 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 1.9MB | 295KB | 127KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •can-utils-rs leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dbcc has the most downloads (26.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dbcc, canutils have not been updated in over a year.
- •can-utils-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.