Decision Workspace
savant-elite vs io-kit-sys vs hidapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
savant-elite
experimentalv0.1.3
Kinesis Savant Elite foot pedal programmer for macOS
56
io-kit-sys
growingv0.5.0
Bindings to IOKit for macOS
69
hidapi
stablev2.6.5
Rust-y wrapper around hidapi
Core Metrics
| savant-elite | io-kit-sys | hidapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 56 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 8.5M | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 657.3K | 350.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 176 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 53 |
| Last Updated | 33d ago | 147d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 4m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
savant-elite
Maintenance
11
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
io-kit-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
hidapi
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| savant-elite | io-kit-sys | hidapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.5.0 | 2.6.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 715KB | 40KB | 135KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hidapi leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •io-kit-sys has the most downloads (8.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hidapi is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •savant-elite, io-kit-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.