Decision Workspace
freertos-in-rust vs rtic-macros vs rtic
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
freertos-in-rust
experimentalv0.2.0
FreeRTOS kernel ported to Rust - no_std, no C FFI
65
rtic-macros
growingv2.2.0
Procedural macros, syntax parsing, and codegen of the RTIC crate
62
rtic
growingv2.2.0
Real-Time Interrupt-driven Concurrency (RTIC): a concurrency framework for building real-time systems
Core Metrics
| freertos-in-rust | rtic-macros | rtic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 64 | 281.7K | 283.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 32.9K | 32.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 10 | 140 |
| Releases | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 70d ago | 278d ago | 278d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2y 11m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
freertos-in-rust
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
rtic-macros
Maintenance
9
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
rtic
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| freertos-in-rust | rtic-macros | rtic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 152KB | 43KB | 27KB |
| Features | 42 | 9 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 30.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtic-macros leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rtic has the most downloads (283.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rtic is depended on by 140 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •freertos-in-rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.