Decision Workspace
embedded-time vs clocksource vs easytime
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
embedded-time
growingv0.12.1
Fully defined, inter-operable, ergonomic, and fast human-time units (both duration and rate types) with hardware timer abstraction and software timers.
64
clocksource
stablev1.0.0
Library for times and durations with fixed-size representations
54
easytime
growingv0.2.8
Providing wrapper types for safely performing panic-free checked arithmetic on instants and durations.
Core Metrics
| embedded-time | clocksource | easytime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 15.3M | 52.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 51.4K | 797.7K | 3.2K |
| Dependents | 363 | 89 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 17 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1637d ago | 7d ago | 64d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 9y 7m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
embedded-time
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
clocksource
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
easytime
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| embedded-time | clocksource | easytime | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.2.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 22KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.58 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clocksource leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embedded-time is depended on by 363 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ embedded-time has not been updated in over a year.
- •embedded-time, easytime are pre-1.0 — API may change.