Decision Workspace
serial-io vs tokio-serial vs mio-serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
serial-io
growingv0.3.0
A serial port implementation
63
tokio-serial
growingv5.4.5
A serial port implementation for tokio
61
mio-serial
growingv5.0.6
A serial port implementation for mio
Core Metrics
| serial-io | tokio-serial | mio-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 4.3M | 4.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 282.4K | 279.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 913 | 64 |
| Releases | 4 | 23 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 1751d ago | 451d ago | 451d ago |
| Age | 4y 9m | 9y 1m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
serial-io
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tokio-serial
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mio-serial
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| serial-io | tokio-serial | mio-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 5.4.5 | 5.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 27KB | 26KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-serial leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mio-serial has the most downloads (4.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tokio-serial is depended on by 913 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serial-io, tokio-serial, mio-serial have not been updated in over a year.
- •serial-io is pre-1.0 — API may change.