Decision Workspace
dmidecode-rs vs smbios-lib vs ferrix-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
dmidecode-rs
growingv0.2.2
dmidecode is a tool to report SMBIOS table content in human readable format.
41
smbios-lib
growingv0.9.2
SMBIOS Library
47
ferrix-lib
experimentalv0.4.1
A library for obtaining information about the software and hardware of a computer running Linux
Core Metrics
| dmidecode-rs | smbios-lib | ferrix-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 41 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 1.3M | 832 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 107.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| Releases | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 975d ago | 615d ago | 87d ago |
| Age | 5y | 5y 2m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
dmidecode-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
smbios-lib
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
7
ferrix-lib
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dmidecode-rs | smbios-lib | ferrix-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.9.2 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 141KB | 61KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferrix-lib leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smbios-lib has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dmidecode-rs, smbios-lib have not been updated in over a year.