Decision Workspace
esp-hal vs esp-lp-hal vs esp-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
esp-hal
stablev1.1.1
Bare-metal HAL for Espressif devices
53
esp-lp-hal
growingv0.3.0
HAL for low-power RISC-V coprocessors found in ESP32 devices
73
esp-backtrace
growingv0.19.0
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| esp-hal | esp-lp-hal | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 53 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 808.8K | 2.3K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 30.0K | 0 | 24.4K |
| Dependents | 529 | 0 | 294 |
| Releases | 21 | 3 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 273d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 1y 12m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
esp-hal
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
esp-lp-hal
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| esp-hal | esp-lp-hal | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 58 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 667KB | 17KB | 12KB |
| Features | 19 | 7 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | 1.86.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •esp-backtrace leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •esp-hal is depended on by 529 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •esp-lp-hal, esp-backtrace are pre-1.0 — API may change.