Decision Workspace
efi_signer vs uefi-raw vs r-efi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
efi_signer
growingv0.2.8
A crates for signing and parsing EFI image
70
uefi-raw
growingv0.14.0
Raw UEFI types and bindings for protocols, boot, and runtime services. This can serve as base for an UEFI firmware implementation or a high-level wrapper to access UEFI functionality from an UEFI image.
68
r-efi
stablev6.0.0
UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions
Core Metrics
| efi_signer | uefi-raw | r-efi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 20.7K | 1.0M | 100.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 249 | 76.4K | 20.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 82 | 477 |
| Releases | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 464d ago | 5d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 2y 10m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
efi_signer
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
uefi-raw
Maintenance
21
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
r-efi
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| efi_signer | uefi-raw | r-efi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.8 | 0.14.0 | 6.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MulanPSL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Dependencies | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 1.2MB | 76KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.1 | 1.68 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uefi-raw leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •r-efi has the most downloads (100.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •r-efi is depended on by 477 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ efi_signer has not been updated in over a year.
- •efi_signer, uefi-raw are pre-1.0 — API may change.