Decision Workspace
xmodem vs slipmux vs dsmr5
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
xmodem
growingv0.4.0
An implementation of the XMODEM file-transfer protocol.
51
slipmux
experimentalv0.4.0
Slipmux de- and encoding
42
dsmr5
growingv0.4.0
A no-std Rust implementation of the DSMR5 standard
Core Metrics
| xmodem | slipmux | dsmr5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 51 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 16.1K | 2.4K | 16.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 133 | 51 | 594 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 239d ago | 94d ago | 742d ago |
| Age | 10y 2m | 11m | 7y |
Health Breakdown
xmodem
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
slipmux
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dsmr5
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xmodem | slipmux | dsmr5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 21KB | 9KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •slipmux leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dsmr5 has the most downloads (16.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ dsmr5 has not been updated in over a year.