Decision Workspace
patina_tianocore vs r-efi vs ovmf-prebuilt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
patina_tianocore
experimentalv0.1.0
Bridge crate that lets a UEFI driver target both TianoCore and Patina through a single API surface — write your platform once, ship on TianoCore today, swap to Patina native later by changing one line.
71
r-efi
stablev7.0.0
UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions
58
ovmf-prebuilt
growingv0.2.9
Library to download and cache OVMF prebuilt binaries
Core Metrics
| patina_tianocore | r-efi | ovmf-prebuilt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 71 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 43 | 227.3M | 179.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 24.7M | 6.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 652 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 21 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 20d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 2m | 7y 7m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
patina_tianocore
Maintenance
9
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
r-efi
Maintenance
16
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
ovmf-prebuilt
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| patina_tianocore | r-efi | ovmf-prebuilt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 7.0.0 | 0.2.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 69KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.68 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •r-efi leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •r-efi is depended on by 652 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •patina_tianocore, ovmf-prebuilt are pre-1.0 — API may change.