Decision Workspace
probe-rs vs rtic-macros vs esp-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
probe-rs
growingv0.31.0
A collection of on chip debugging tools to communicate with microchips.
75
rtic-macros
stablev2.3.0
Procedural macros, syntax parsing, and codegen of the RTIC crate
73
esp-backtrace
growingv0.19.0
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| probe-rs | rtic-macros | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 75 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 553.0K | 387.8K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 27.6K | 13.4K | 24.4K |
| Dependents | 440 | 11 | 294 |
| Releases | 40 | 10 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 177d ago | 5d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 3y 3m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
probe-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
rtic-macros
Maintenance
19
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| probe-rs | rtic-macros | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.31.0 | 2.3.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 5 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 1.9MB | 45KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| Yanked % | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 4 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtic-macros leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •esp-backtrace has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •probe-rs is depended on by 440 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •probe-rs, esp-backtrace are pre-1.0 — API may change.