Decision Workspace
ftdi vs libftdi1-sys vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ftdi
growingv0.1.3
A Rust wrapper over libftdi1 library for FTDI devices
52
libftdi1-sys
growingv1.1.3
FFI bindings for libftdi1
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| ftdi | libftdi1-sys | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 52 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 563.5K | 936.6K | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 3.7K | 798.3K |
| Dependents | 34 | 33 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 1602d ago | 835d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 10y 1m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
ftdi
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
libftdi1-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ftdi | libftdi1-sys | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.1.3 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 13KB | 84KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.8% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ftdi, libftdi1-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •ftdi is pre-1.0 — API may change.