Decision Workspace
serialport_low_latency vs virtual-serialport vs serial-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
serialport_low_latency
growingv0.1.2
Enable or disable low latency mode for serial ports on Linux.
41
virtual-serialport
growingv0.1.3
Simulates serial ports for testing. Designed to work with the `serialport` crate for virtual serial communication.
37
serial-rs
growingv0.2.1
A cross-platform rust serial RS232 library with overlap IO support
Core Metrics
| serialport_low_latency | virtual-serialport | serial-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 41 | 37 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 4.9K | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 463 | 88 | 9 |
| Dependents | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 331d ago | 537d ago | 983d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 1y 7m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
serialport_low_latency
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
virtual-serialport
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
serial-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| serialport_low_latency | virtual-serialport | serial-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 14KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport_low_latency leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ virtual-serialport, serial-rs have not been updated in over a year.