Decision Workspace
vlfd-rs vs escpos vs crab-usb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
vlfd-rs
growingv3.0.1
Modern Rust driver for the VLFD board
61
escpos
growingv0.18.0
ESC/POS printer driver
60
crab-usb
experimentalv0.9.3
A usb host for embedded systems, written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| vlfd-rs | escpos | crab-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 58.8K | 10.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.6K | 3.6K |
| Dependents | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Releases | 11 | 34 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 4d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 8m | 2y 6m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
vlfd-rs
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
escpos
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
crab-usb
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| vlfd-rs | escpos | crab-usb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.1 | 0.18.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 334KB | 85KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •escpos leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •escpos, crab-usb are pre-1.0 — API may change.