Decision Workspace
uart_16550 vs serial-arbiter vs serial2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
76
uart_16550
growingv0.5.0
Simple yet highly configurable low-level driver for 16550 UART devices, typically known and used as serial ports or COM ports. Easy integration into Rust while providing fine-grained control where needed (e.g., for kernel drivers).
35
serial-arbiter
growingv0.2.1
Serial Port Arbiter - Manages serial port access and ensures it recovers from failures
64
serial2
growingv0.2.34
Cross platform serial ports
Core Metrics
| uart_16550 | serial-arbiter | serial2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 76 | 35 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M | 1.7K | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 66.8K | 3 | 767.9K |
| Dependents | 288 | 0 | 133 |
| Releases | 26 | 3 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 336d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 7y 10m | 1y | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
uart_16550
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
serial-arbiter
Maintenance
7
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
serial2
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| uart_16550 | serial-arbiter | serial2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.2.34 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 16KB | 35KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 66.7% | 5.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.1 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uart_16550 leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serial2 has the most downloads (2.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •uart_16550 is depended on by 288 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.