Decision Workspace
iotzio vs hidapi vs io-kit-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
iotzio
growingv0.1.0
The Iotzio API allows interaction with Iotzio devices. An Iotzio device is a USB connected microchip that enables the host computer to directly control peripherals such as GPIOs, utilize PWM, use I2C, SPI, Onewire and other bus protocols and devices that are not typically available to an application developer on a standard computer.
69
hidapi
stablev2.6.5
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi
56
io-kit-sys
growingv0.5.0
Bindings to IOKit for macOS
Core Metrics
| iotzio | hidapi | io-kit-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 69 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 790 | 6.1M | 8.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 337.7K | 628.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 176 |
| Releases | 1 | 53 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 393d ago | 30d ago | 147d ago |
| Age | 1y | 10y | 7y 4m |
Health Breakdown
iotzio
Maintenance
2
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
hidapi
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
io-kit-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| iotzio | hidapi | io-kit-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.6.5 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 45KB | 135KB | 40KB |
| Features | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hidapi leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •io-kit-sys has the most downloads (8.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hidapi is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ iotzio has not been updated in over a year.
- •iotzio, io-kit-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.