Decision Workspace
thermoprint vs recibo vs escpos-rw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
thermoprint
experimentalv0.3.0
A fluent ESC/POS receipt builder for thermal printers. Targets native (Tauri/desktop) and WASM/npm.
37
recibo
growingv0.3.0
ESC/POS printer driver for Rust
43
escpos-rw
growingv1.1.0
Low level communication with esc/pos printers
Core Metrics
| thermoprint | recibo | escpos-rw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 37 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 126 | 4.7K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 138d ago | 1134d ago | 257d ago |
| Age | 4m | 3y 1m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
thermoprint
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
recibo
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
escpos-rw
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| thermoprint | recibo | escpos-rw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 59KB | 297KB | 4KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •thermoprint leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •recibo has the most downloads (4.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ recibo has not been updated in over a year.
- •thermoprint, recibo are pre-1.0 — API may change.