Decision Workspace
ostool vs axplat vs osal-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
ostool
growingv0.24.0
A tool for operating system development
63
axplat
growingv0.4.2
This crate provides a unified abstraction layer for diverse hardware platforms.
61
osal-rs
experimentalv0.5.1
Operating System Abstraction Layer for Rust with support for FreeRTOS and POSIX
Core Metrics
| ostool | axplat | osal-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 122.1K | 44.7K | 616 |
| 30d Downloads | 8.6K | 3.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 29 | 131 | 25 |
| Releases | 130 | 13 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 84d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y | 6m |
Health Breakdown
ostool
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
axplat
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
osal-rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ostool | axplat | osal-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.0 | 0.4.2 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 OR MulanPSL-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Dependencies | 38 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 166KB | 10KB | 107KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.8% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •axplat leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ostool has the most downloads (122.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •axplat is depended on by 131 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.