Decision Workspace
lowell-core vs lowell-cli vs multiboot2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
lowell-core
experimentalv0.0.1
OCI-native tooling for hermetic, host-agnostic boot artifacts (UKI/initramfs)
36
lowell-cli
experimentalv0.0.1
OCI-native tooling for hermetic, host-agnostic boot artifacts (UKI/initramfs)
60
multiboot2
growingv0.24.1
Convenient and safe parsing of Multiboot2 Boot Information (MBI) structures and the contained information tags. Usable in `no_std` environments, such as a kernel. An optional builder feature also allows the construction of the corresponding structures.
Core Metrics
| lowell-core | lowell-cli | multiboot2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 36 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 546 | 401 | 451.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 3 | 31.2K |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 48 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Last Updated | 220d ago | 220d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 7m | 7m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
lowell-core
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
lowell-cli
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
multiboot2
Maintenance
12
Quality
10
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lowell-core | lowell-cli | multiboot2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.0.1 | 0.24.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 15KB | 52KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 84.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •multiboot2 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.