Decision Workspace
nrf-hal vs embassy-nrf vs stm32-hal2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
nrf-hal
growingv0.1.1
Hardware abstraction layer for Nordic nRF5x chips
66
embassy-nrf
growingv0.10.0
Embassy Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) for nRF series microcontrollers
63
stm32-hal2
stablev2.1.10
Hardware abstraction layer for the STM32 MCUs
Core Metrics
| nrf-hal | embassy-nrf | stm32-hal2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 4.5K | 362.8K | 76.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 111 | 40.8K | 402 |
| Dependents | 0 | 90 | 9 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 932d ago | 7d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 5y 4m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
nrf-hal
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
embassy-nrf
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
stm32-hal2
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nrf-hal | embassy-nrf | stm32-hal2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.10.0 | 2.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 28 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 141KB | 527KB |
| Features | 16 | 69 | 98 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embassy-nrf leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ nrf-hal has not been updated in over a year.
- •nrf-hal, embassy-nrf are pre-1.0 — API may change.