Decision Workspace
common_hal_interface vs esp-hal vs embassy-usb-synopsys-otg
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
common_hal_interface
growingv1.0.16-alpha
A common interface between Rust HALs, for use in the Iron Coder IDE
72
esp-hal
stablev1.1.1
Bare-metal HAL for Espressif devices
69
embassy-usb-synopsys-otg
growingv0.4.0
`embassy-usb-driver` implementation for Synopsys OTG USB controllers
Core Metrics
| common_hal_interface | esp-hal | embassy-usb-synopsys-otg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 72 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 808.8K | 881.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 27.8K | 57.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 529 | 23 |
| Releases | 17 | 21 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 221d ago | 67d ago | 46d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2y 9m | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
common_hal_interface
Maintenance
10
Quality
23
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
esp-hal
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
embassy-usb-synopsys-otg
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| common_hal_interface | esp-hal | embassy-usb-synopsys-otg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.16-alpha | 1.1.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 58 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 667KB | 45KB |
| Features | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •esp-hal leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embassy-usb-synopsys-otg has the most downloads (881.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •esp-hal is depended on by 529 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •embassy-usb-synopsys-otg is pre-1.0 — API may change.