Decision Workspace
ghostfat vs hadris-fat vs starry-fatfs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ghostfat
growingv0.5.0
Virtual FAT16 file system for embedded USB Mass Storage Device use
60
hadris-fat
stablev1.1.0
A library for working with FAT filesystems (FAT12/FAT16/FAT32/exFAT)
57
starry-fatfs
experimentalv0.4.1-preview.2
FAT filesystem library (Starry-OS fork with no_std and embedded improvements)
Core Metrics
| ghostfat | hadris-fat | starry-fatfs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 12.9K | 3.0K | 2.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 500 | 1.1K | 1.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 40 | 7 |
| Releases | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1265d ago | 15d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 1y 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ghostfat
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
hadris-fat
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
starry-fatfs
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ghostfat | hadris-fat | starry-fatfs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.4.1-preview.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 131KB | 64KB |
| Features | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hadris-fat leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ghostfat has the most downloads (12.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ghostfat has not been updated in over a year.
- •ghostfat, starry-fatfs are pre-1.0 — API may change.