Decision Workspace
kobo vs epd-waveshare vs kobo-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
kobo
growingv0.4.1
A library for interacting with Kobo devices
54
epd-waveshare
growingv0.6.0
An embedded-hal based driver for ePaper displays from Waveshare formerly published as eink-waveshare-rs
54
kobo-core
experimentalv0.2.3
Kobo e-reader device SDK: device database, sysfs/ioctl, rendering, audio pipeline, trait surface
Core Metrics
| kobo | epd-waveshare | kobo-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 40.3K | 83 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 633 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 623d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 4y 3m | 7y 8m | 3d |
Health Breakdown
kobo
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
epd-waveshare
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
kobo-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kobo | epd-waveshare | kobo-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.6.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | ISC | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 72KB | 351KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kobo leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •epd-waveshare has the most downloads (40.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ epd-waveshare has not been updated in over a year.