Decision Workspace
pcsc-mon vs pcsc vs pcsc-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
pcsc-mon
experimentalv0.1.0
Monitor PC/SC smart card readers with hotplug and card event support
59
pcsc
growingv2.9.0
Bindings to the PC/SC API for smart card communication
57
pcsc-sys
growingv1.3.0
Low-level bindings to the PC/SC C API
Core Metrics
| pcsc-mon | pcsc | pcsc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 547 | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 85.8K | 85.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 138 | 46 |
| Releases | 1 | 23 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 287d ago | 468d ago | 468d ago |
| Age | 9m | 9y 2m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pcsc-mon
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
pcsc
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
pcsc-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pcsc-mon | pcsc | pcsc-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.9.0 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 20KB | 5KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcsc leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pcsc is depended on by 138 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pcsc, pcsc-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •pcsc-mon is pre-1.0 — API may change.