Decision Workspace
serial-console vs serialport vs tui-widgets
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
serial-console
growingv1.0.1
A command line tool to communicate with a serial console
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
69
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.0
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
Core Metrics
| serial-console | serialport | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 74 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 12.6M | 45.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 798.3K | 6.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.4K | 133 |
| Releases | 9 | 37 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 1142d ago | 11d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 9y 3m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
serial-console
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
tui-widgets
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| serial-console | serialport | tui-widgets | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 4.9.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 21 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 84KB | 49KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 10.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59.0 | 1.87.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serial-console has not been updated in over a year.
- •tui-widgets is pre-1.0 — API may change.