Decision Workspace
ifd-jcecard vs pcsc vs pcsc-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ifd-jcecard
experimentalv0.2.0
PC/SC IFD Handler for jcecard virtual OpenPGP and PIV smart card
58
pcsc
growingv2.9.0
Bindings to the PC/SC API for smart card communication
56
pcsc-sys
growingv1.3.0
Low-level bindings to the PC/SC C API
Core Metrics
| ifd-jcecard | pcsc | pcsc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 46 | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 51.9K | 51.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 169 | 47 |
| Releases | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 191d ago | 576d ago | 576d ago |
| Age | 7m | 9y 6m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ifd-jcecard
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
pcsc
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
pcsc-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ifd-jcecard | pcsc | pcsc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.9.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 20KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcsc leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcsc is depended on by 169 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcsc, pcsc-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •ifd-jcecard is pre-1.0 — API may change.