Decision Workspace
wdi-rs vs wdk-mutex vs escpos
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
wdi-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
Windows Driver Installation made easy, with Rust and libwdi
55
wdk-mutex
stablev1.3.2
An idiomatic Rust mutex type for Windows kernel driver development.
53
escpos
growingv0.17.0
ESC/POS printer driver
Core Metrics
| wdi-rs | wdk-mutex | escpos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 55 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 7.8K | 54.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 664 | 74 | 2.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 152d ago | 62d ago | 193d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 3m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
wdi-rs
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wdk-mutex
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
escpos
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wdi-rs | wdk-mutex | escpos | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.3.2 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 3.9MB | 21KB | 328KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wdk-mutex leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •escpos has the most downloads (54.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wdi-rs, escpos are pre-1.0 — API may change.