Decision Workspace
al-sys vs alto vs ears
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
al-sys
growingv0.6.1
Raw bindings for OpenAL 1.1
50
alto
growingv3.0.4
Idiomatic interface for OpenAL 1.1 and extensions (including EFX)
46
ears
growingv0.8.0
Easy Rust API to play audio using OpenAL
Core Metrics
| al-sys | alto | ears | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 89.7K | 139.5K | 76.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 464 | 431 | 496 |
| Dependents | 33 | 64 | 24 |
| Releases | 15 | 33 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2502d ago | 2502d ago | 2235d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 9y 4m | 10y 2m |
Health Breakdown
al-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
alto
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
ears
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| al-sys | alto | ears | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 3.0.4 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 42KB | 46KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 13.3% | 60.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •alto leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ al-sys, alto, ears have not been updated in over a year.
- •al-sys, ears are pre-1.0 — API may change.