Decision Workspace
probe-rs vs fixed vs esp-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
probe-rs
growingv0.31.0
A collection of on chip debugging tools to communicate with microchips.
74
fixed
stablev1.31.0
Fixed-point numbers.
71
esp-backtrace
growingv0.18.1
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| probe-rs | fixed | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 74 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 388.7K | 9.8M | 952.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 38.6K | 728.4K | 39.5K |
| Dependents | 377 | 1.8K | 250 |
| Releases | 40 | 84 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 69d ago | 7d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 7y 7m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
probe-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
fixed
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| probe-rs | fixed | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.0 | 1.31.0 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 1.9MB | 269KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 19.1% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •fixed leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fixed is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •probe-rs, esp-backtrace are pre-1.0 — API may change.