Decision Workspace
cortex-mpu vs arm-tzc vs drone-cortexm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cortex-mpu
growingv0.4.0
An interface for the Memory Protection Unit (MPU) in Cortex-M microcontrollers
57
arm-tzc
experimentalv0.2.0
Arm TrustZone Address Space Controller
53
drone-cortexm
growingv0.14.1
ARM® Cortex®-M platform crate for Drone, an Embedded Operating System.
Core Metrics
| cortex-mpu | arm-tzc | drone-cortexm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 19.9K | 50.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 13.0K | 814 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 199 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 2387d ago | 20d ago | 1798d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 5m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cortex-mpu
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
arm-tzc
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
drone-cortexm
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cortex-mpu | arm-tzc | drone-cortexm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.14.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 18KB | 43KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arm-tzc leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •drone-cortexm has the most downloads (50.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •drone-cortexm is depended on by 199 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cortex-mpu, drone-cortexm have not been updated in over a year.