Decision Workspace
tokio-serial vs serial-io vs kioto-serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
tokio-serial
growingv5.4.5
A serial port implementation for tokio
46
serial-io
growingv0.3.0
A serial port implementation
40
kioto-serial
growingv0.1.2
Provide serial port I/O using tokio.
Core Metrics
| tokio-serial | serial-io | kioto-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 46 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3M | 5.4K | 4.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 282.4K | 6 | 6 |
| Dependents | 913 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 451d ago | 1751d ago | 425d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 4y 9m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
tokio-serial
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
serial-io
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
kioto-serial
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| tokio-serial | serial-io | kioto-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.4.5 | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 19KB | 9KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tokio-serial leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tokio-serial is depended on by 913 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ tokio-serial, serial-io, kioto-serial have not been updated in over a year.
- •serial-io, kioto-serial are pre-1.0 — API may change.