Decision Workspace
serialport vs serialport5 vs serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
69
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
49
serialport5
growingv5.0.2
A cross-platform low-level serial port library
48
serial
growingv0.4.0
Rust library for accessing serial ports.
Core Metrics
| serialport | serialport5 | serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 69 | 49 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 16.0M | 17.4K | 7.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 696.3K | 1.1K | 410.5K |
| Dependents | 3.0K | 9 | 409 |
| Releases | 37 | 3 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | 871d ago | 3267d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 2y 6m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
serialport
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
serialport5
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
serial
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| serialport | serialport5 | serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.9.0 | 5.0.2 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 84KB | 53KB | 3KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 10.8% | 0.0% | 5.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | 1.59.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ serialport5, serial have not been updated in over a year.
- •serial is pre-1.0 — API may change.