Decision Workspace
cortex-m-rt vs cortex-m-rt-macros vs riscv-rt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
cortex-m-rt
growingv0.7.5
Minimal runtime / startup for Cortex-M microcontrollers
58
cortex-m-rt-macros
growingv0.7.5
Attributes re-exported in `cortex-m-rt`
71
riscv-rt
growingv0.17.1
Minimal runtime / startup for RISC-V CPU's
Core Metrics
| cortex-m-rt | cortex-m-rt-macros | riscv-rt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 58 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1M | 5.7M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 419.0K | 413.2K | 214.3K |
| Dependents | 5.5K | 23 | 274 |
| Releases | 58 | 12 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 508d ago | 508d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 7y 6m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cortex-m-rt
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cortex-m-rt-macros
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
riscv-rt
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cortex-m-rt | cortex-m-rt-macros | riscv-rt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.5 | 0.7.5 | 0.17.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 39KB | 6KB | 26KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Yanked % | 39.7% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •riscv-rt leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cortex-m-rt has the most downloads (6.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cortex-m-rt is depended on by 5.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cortex-m-rt, cortex-m-rt-macros have not been updated in over a year.