Decision Workspace
system-info-lite vs silicon-monitor vs hardware-query
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
system-info-lite
growingv0.1.1
A library for getting system information, including CPU, GPU, RAM, and OS information.
50
silicon-monitor
experimentalv1.3.1
Silicon Monitor: Comprehensive hardware monitoring for CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, memory, I/O, and network silicon across all platforms
49
hardware-query
experimentalv0.2.1
Cross-platform Rust library for comprehensive hardware detection, real-time monitoring, power management, and AI/ML optimization
Core Metrics
| system-info-lite | silicon-monitor | hardware-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 138 | 2.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 27 | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 449d ago | 34d ago | 252d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
system-info-lite
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
silicon-monitor
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hardware-query
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| system-info-lite | silicon-monitor | hardware-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.3.1 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 36 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 2.1MB | 111KB |
| Features | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •silicon-monitor leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hardware-query has the most downloads (2.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ system-info-lite has not been updated in over a year.
- •system-info-lite, hardware-query are pre-1.0 — API may change.