Decision Workspace
hidapi_rust vs hidapi vs hidapi-rusb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
hidapi_rust
growingv0.1.3
In development hidapi binding for rust
70
hidapi
stablev2.6.6
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi
51
hidapi-rusb
growingv1.3.3
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi with rusb backend.
Core Metrics
| hidapi_rust | hidapi | hidapi-rusb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 70 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 24.5K | 6.8M | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 404.4K | 218.8K |
| Dependents | 7 | 1.9K | 29 |
| Releases | 7 | 54 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3818d ago | 10d ago | 913d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 10y 2m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
hidapi_rust
Maintenance
9
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
hidapi
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
hidapi-rusb
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| hidapi_rust | hidapi | hidapi-rusb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 2.6.6 | 1.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0+ | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 135KB | 261KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 9.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hidapi leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hidapi is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hidapi_rust, hidapi-rusb have not been updated in over a year.
- •hidapi_rust is pre-1.0 — API may change.