Decision Workspace
openbci vs emotiv vs rustymind
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
openbci
experimentalv0.0.1
Native Rust driver for OpenBCI EEG/EMG boards (Cyton, Cyton+Daisy, Ganglion, Galea) with standard 10-05/10-10/10-20 electrode placement
53
emotiv
experimentalv0.0.9
Async Rust client and TUI for Emotiv EEG headsets via the Cortex API WebSocket (JSON-RPC 2.0)
37
rustymind
growingv0.1.3
A driver, parser and real time plotter for NeuroSky MindWave EEG headset
Core Metrics
| openbci | emotiv | rustymind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 53 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 285 | 251 | 5.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 285 | 253 | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 8d ago | 1740d ago |
| Age | 26d | 10d | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
openbci
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
emotiv
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rustymind
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| openbci | emotiv | rustymind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.0.9 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 10 | 25 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 79KB | 434KB | 563KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •emotiv leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rustymind has the most downloads (5.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rustymind has not been updated in over a year.