Decision Workspace
thermal_printer vs thermal-print vs max485-async
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
thermal_printer
growingv0.1.1
High level API for interacting with CSN-A2 thermal printer
42
thermal-print
growingv0.2.0
An almost fully featured, no-std-compatible embedded-hal driver for the CSN-A2 thermal printer
53
max485-async
experimentalv0.3.0
Async driver for the MAX 485 RS-485 transceiver, using embedded-hal-async.
Core Metrics
| thermal_printer | thermal-print | max485-async | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 42 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 6.3K | 5.2K | 268 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2654d ago | 725d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 8y 11m | 3y 9m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
thermal_printer
Maintenance
2
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
thermal-print
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
max485-async
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| thermal_printer | thermal-print | max485-async | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 21KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •max485-async leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •thermal_printer has the most downloads (6.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ thermal_printer, thermal-print have not been updated in over a year.