Decision Workspace
piopulse vs ratatui vs esp-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
piopulse
experimentalv1.0.5
A terminal user interface (TUI) embedded debugger for serial debugging, telemetry plotting, dashboards, and ESP32 flashing.
75
ratatui
growingv0.30.2
A library that's all about cooking up terminal user interfaces
73
esp-backtrace
growingv0.19.0
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| piopulse | ratatui | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 223 | 37.6M | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.2M | 24.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 43.9K | 294 |
| Releases | 14 | 87 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 24d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 28d | 3y 5m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
piopulse
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ratatui
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| piopulse | ratatui | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 0.30.2 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 3.0MB | 72KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 21 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ratatui leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui is depended on by 43.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ratatui, esp-backtrace are pre-1.0 — API may change.