Decision Workspace
alsa vs alsa-sys vs quad-alsa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
alsa
growingv0.11.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
65
alsa-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
40
quad-alsa-sys
growingv0.3.2
For of original alsa-sys, but with pkg-config replaced with -lasound.
Core Metrics
| alsa | alsa-sys | quad-alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 65 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 12.6M | 11.2M | 181.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 868.7K | 803.3K | 9.8K |
| Dependents | 247 | 235 | 8 |
| Releases | 38 | 16 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 91d ago | 91d ago | 1704d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 11y 3m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
alsa
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
quad-alsa-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| alsa | alsa-sys | quad-alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 36KB | 36KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 10.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa is depended on by 247 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quad-alsa-sys has not been updated in over a year.