Decision Workspace
libgtr vs serialport vs buttplug
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
libgtr
experimentalv0.2.0
Crate for receiving data from the PhotonFirst GTR-1001 fiber interrogator.
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
61
buttplug
stablev10.0.0
Buttplug Intimate Hardware Control Library - Client Library
Core Metrics
| libgtr | serialport | buttplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 74 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 12.6M | 182.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 764.4K | 829 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.4K | 73 |
| Releases | 4 | 37 | 115 |
| Last Updated | 277d ago | 11d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9y 3m | 6y 11m |
Health Breakdown
libgtr
Maintenance
9
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
buttplug
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| libgtr | serialport | buttplug | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 4.9.0 | 10.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 9 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 84KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.8% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •libgtr is pre-1.0 — API may change.