Decision Workspace
serial-unix vs serialport vs serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
serial-unix
growingv0.4.0
Serial port implementation for Unix.
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
48
serial
growingv0.4.0
Rust library for accessing serial ports.
Core Metrics
| serial-unix | serialport | serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 74 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7M | 12.6M | 5.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 437.5K | 798.3K | 447.7K |
| Dependents | 13 | 2.4K | 404 |
| Releases | 1 | 37 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 3159d ago | 11d ago | 3159d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 9y 3m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
serial-unix
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serial
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| serial-unix | serialport | serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 4.9.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 21 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 84KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.8% | 5.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.59.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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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-unix, serial have not been updated in over a year.
- •serial-unix, serial are pre-1.0 — API may change.