Decision Workspace
patina_tianocore vs r-efi vs ovmf-prebuilt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
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.
65
r-efi
growingv6.0.0
UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions
56
ovmf-prebuilt
growingv0.2.8
Library to download and cache OVMF prebuilt binaries
Core Metrics
| patina_tianocore | r-efi | ovmf-prebuilt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 65 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 13 | 158.5M | 140.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 35.2M | 8.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 541 | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 111d ago | 78d ago |
| Age | 18d | 7y 5m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
patina_tianocore
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
r-efi
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
ovmf-prebuilt
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| patina_tianocore | r-efi | ovmf-prebuilt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 6.0.0 | 0.2.8 |
| 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 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 65KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| 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 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •r-efi is depended on by 541 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •patina_tianocore, ovmf-prebuilt are pre-1.0 — API may change.