Decision Workspace
tmcl vs serialport vs can-dbc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
tmcl
growingv0.1.0-beta0
Trinamic Motion Control Language
74
serialport
stablev4.9.0
A cross-platform low-level serial port library.
68
can-dbc
stablev9.0.0
A parser for the DBC format. The DBC format is used to exchange CAN network data.
Core Metrics
| tmcl | serialport | can-dbc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 74 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 9.0K | 12.6M | 795.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 764.4K | 195.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.4K | 59 |
| Releases | 6 | 37 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 2863d ago | 11d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 7y 11m | 9y 3m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
tmcl
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
serialport
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
can-dbc
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tmcl | serialport | can-dbc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-beta0 | 4.9.0 | 9.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 21 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 84KB | 92KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •serialport leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serialport is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tmcl has not been updated in over a year.
- •tmcl is pre-1.0 — API may change.