Decision Workspace
sensehat vs rppal vs rpi-pal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
sensehat
growingv1.1.0
Interface with the Raspberry Pi Foundation's official Sense HAT sensor board.
58
rppal
growingv0.22.1
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
55
rpi-pal
experimentalv0.22.3
Interface for the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI and UART peripherals.
Core Metrics
| sensehat | rppal | rpi-pal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 58 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 14.9K | 1.0M | 2.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 49.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 896 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 36 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 2914d ago | 580d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 9y 4m | 11m |
Health Breakdown
sensehat
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rppal
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
rpi-pal
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sensehat | rppal | rpi-pal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.22.1 | 0.22.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 86KB | 87KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rppal leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rppal is depended on by 896 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sensehat, rppal have not been updated in over a year.
- •rppal, rpi-pal are pre-1.0 — API may change.