Decision Workspace
ethercat-esi vs darra-ethercat-master vs ethercrab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
ethercat-esi
growingv0.2.0
Handle EtherCAT Slave Information (ESI)
51
darra-ethercat-master
experimentalv2.3.0
Commercial EtherCAT master protocol stack, real-time kernel driver integration, Windows and Linux support, multi-language SDKs, complex topology and hot-plug support.
58
ethercrab
growingv0.7.1
A pure Rust EtherCAT MainDevice supporting std and no_std environments
Core Metrics
| ethercat-esi | darra-ethercat-master | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 51 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 8.7K | 190 | 48.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Releases | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 2029d ago | 13d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 21d | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
ethercat-esi
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
darra-ethercat-master
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ethercrab
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ethercat-esi | darra-ethercat-master | ethercrab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.3.0 | 0.7.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | LicenseRef-Proprietary | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 94KB | 316KB | 456KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ethercrab leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ ethercat-esi has not been updated in over a year.
- •ethercat-esi, ethercrab are pre-1.0 — API may change.