Decision Workspace
system-harness vs libc vs serialport
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
system-harness
growingv1.0.0
An system harness abstraction and configuration serialization provider for virtualization and emulation systems
74
libc
growingv0.2.183
Raw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
Core Metrics
| system-harness | libc | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 1.0B | 12.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 68.8M | 764.4K |
| Dependents | 1 | 120.3K | 2.4K |
| Releases | 6 | 199 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 279d ago | 19d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 11y 2m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
system-harness
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
libc
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| system-harness | libc | serialport | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.183 | 4.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 817KB | 84KB |
| Features | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.5% | 10.8% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.59.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 7 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •libc leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libc is depended on by 120.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •libc is pre-1.0 — API may change.