Decision Workspace
escpresso vs thermoprint vs slipbridge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
escpresso
experimentalv0.1.2
Virtual ESC/POS thermal receipt printer emulator with GUI preview
48
thermoprint
experimentalv0.3.0
A fluent ESC/POS receipt builder for thermal printers. Targets native (Tauri/desktop) and WASM/npm.
40
slipbridge
experimentalv0.0.1
An agent-first CLI interface for thermal receipt printers
Core Metrics
| escpresso | thermoprint | slipbridge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 48 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 64 | 48 | 15 |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 24 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 30d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
escpresso
Maintenance
11
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
thermoprint
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
slipbridge
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| escpresso | thermoprint | slipbridge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.3.0 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 59KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 66.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thermoprint leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •escpresso has the most downloads (64), suggesting wider adoption.