Decision Workspace
multican vs host-can vs mcangen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
multican
growingv0.5.0
Provides connections to multiple CAN busses at the same time. Allows use of different types of networks
54
host-can
experimentalv0.1.5
Host library for CAN adapters
49
mcangen
experimentalv1.9.0
High-performance CAN bus frame generator for testing and benchmarking
Core Metrics
| multican | host-can | mcangen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 54 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 3.9K | 185 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 2103d ago | 59d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
multican
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
host-can
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mcangen
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| multican | host-can | mcangen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.1.5 | 1.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 21KB | 41KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •host-can leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •multican has the most downloads (12.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ multican has not been updated in over a year.
- •multican, host-can are pre-1.0 — API may change.