Decision Workspace
esp-generate vs esp-backtrace vs tera
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
esp-generate
stablev1.3.0
Template generation tool to create no_std applications targeting Espressif's chips
73
esp-backtrace
growingv0.19.0
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
72
tera
stablev2.0.0
A template engine for Rust based on Jinja2/Django
Core Metrics
| esp-generate | esp-backtrace | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 73 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 31.6K | 1.1M | 33.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 778 | 24.4K | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 294 | 11.7K |
| Releases | 15 | 26 | 123 |
| Last Updated | 80d ago | 88d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 3y 11m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
esp-generate
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
tera
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| esp-generate | esp-backtrace | tera | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.0 | 0.19.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 12KB | 171KB |
| Features | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •esp-backtrace leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tera has the most downloads (33.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tera is depended on by 11.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •esp-backtrace is pre-1.0 — API may change.