Decision Workspace
libiio-sys vs industrial-io vs gpio-cdev
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
libiio-sys
growingv0.4.1
Native, unsafe, bindings to the Linux libiio library. Used by industrial-io.
51
industrial-io
growingv0.6.1
Linux Industrial I/O (IIO) Support
55
gpio-cdev
growingv0.6.0
Linux GPIO Character Device Support (/dev/gpiochipN)
Core Metrics
| libiio-sys | industrial-io | gpio-cdev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 51 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 205.5K | 206.6K | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.3K | 5.8K | 346.5K |
| Dependents | 10 | 8 | 106 |
| Releases | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 254d ago | 254d ago | 987d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 7y 6m | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
libiio-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
industrial-io
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
gpio-cdev
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| libiio-sys | industrial-io | gpio-cdev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.6.1 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 182KB | 44KB | 33KB |
| Features | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gpio-cdev leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gpio-cdev is depended on by 106 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gpio-cdev has not been updated in over a year.