Decision Workspace
txmodems vs fixed vs esp-backtrace
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
txmodems
growingv0.1.3
Rust library for various MODEM file transfer protocols
74
fixed
stablev1.31.0
Fixed-point numbers.
71
esp-backtrace
growingv0.18.1
Bare-metal backtrace support for Espressif devices
Core Metrics
| txmodems | fixed | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 74 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 9.8M | 952.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 694.8K | 38.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 250 |
| Releases | 4 | 84 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 930d ago | 7d ago | 148d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 7y 7m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
txmodems
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fixed
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
esp-backtrace
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| txmodems | fixed | esp-backtrace | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.31.0 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 269KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 19.1% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •fixed leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fixed is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ txmodems has not been updated in over a year.
- •txmodems, esp-backtrace are pre-1.0 — API may change.