Decision Workspace
uboot-shell vs ostool-server vs some-serial
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
uboot-shell
growingv0.2.6
A crate for communicating with u-boot
46
ostool-server
experimentalv0.4.3
Server for managing development boards, serial sessions, and TFTP artifacts
64
some-serial
experimentalv0.7.0
Unified serial driver collection for embedded and bare-metal environments
Core Metrics
| uboot-shell | ostool-server | some-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 46 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 70.1K | 355 | 31.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8.4K | 0 | 3.0K |
| Dependents | 76 | 0 | 94 |
| Releases | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 18d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
uboot-shell
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ostool-server
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
some-serial
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| uboot-shell | ostool-server | some-serial | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.4.3 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 32 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 146KB | 41KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •some-serial leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •uboot-shell has the most downloads (70.1K), suggesting wider adoption.