Decision Workspace
rpsp vs pico-xs vs rp2040-hal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
rpsp
growingv0.3.0
Simple, small, but extensible platform support package for RP2040 devices.
42
pico-xs
growingv0.2.3
A Rust Embedded-SDK for bare-metal development on the RP2040 Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller.
67
rp2040-hal
growingv0.12.0
A Rust Embedded-HAL impl for the rp2040 microcontroller
Core Metrics
| rpsp | pico-xs | rp2040-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 42 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 3.5K | 4.3K | 650.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 76 | 23 | 26.5K |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 382 |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 104d ago | 452d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 1y 5m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rpsp
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pico-xs
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
rp2040-hal
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rpsp | pico-xs | rp2040-hal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.2.3 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| Crate Size | 220KB | 22KB | 177KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rp2040-hal leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rp2040-hal is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pico-xs has not been updated in over a year.