Decision Workspace
l293x vs mpr121-hal vs esp-hal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
l293x
growingv0.3.0
Platform agnostic library for the L293 and L293D motor drivers using embedded-hal
46
mpr121-hal
growingv0.5.0
MPR121 proximity capacitive touch sensor controller hal driver implementation.
75
esp-hal
stablev1.1.1
Bare-metal HAL for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| l293x | mpr121-hal | esp-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 46 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 5.2K | 721.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 45.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 460 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 705d ago | 336d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 3y 6m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
l293x
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mpr121-hal
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
esp-hal
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| l293x | mpr121-hal | esp-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.5.0 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 58 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 16KB | 667KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •esp-hal leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •esp-hal is depended on by 460 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ l293x has not been updated in over a year.
- •l293x, mpr121-hal are pre-1.0 — API may change.