Decision Workspace
alsa vs alsa-sys vs quad-alsa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
alsa
growingv0.12.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
71
alsa-sys
growingv0.6.0
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 | 70 | 71 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 17.0M | 15.4M | 225.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 938.7K | 891.9K | 7.3K |
| Dependents | 421 | 246 | 8 |
| Releases | 39 | 18 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 5d ago | 1812d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 11y 7m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
alsa
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
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 | 0.12.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 78KB | 40KB | 36KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 10.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa-sys leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa has the most downloads (17.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alsa is depended on by 421 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quad-alsa-sys has not been updated in over a year.