Decision Workspace
alsa-sys vs alsa vs quad-alsa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
alsa-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
63
alsa
growingv0.11.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
40
quad-alsa-sys
growingv0.3.2
For of original alsa-sys, but with pkg-config replaced with -lasound.
Core Metrics
| alsa-sys | alsa | quad-alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 63 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 13.1M | 14.6M | 202.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.1M | 1.1M | 11.1K |
| Dependents | 241 | 320 | 8 |
| Releases | 16 | 38 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 150d ago | 1763d ago |
| Age | 11y 5m | 10y 11m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
alsa-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
quad-alsa-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| alsa-sys | alsa | quad-alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.11.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 76KB | 36KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.5% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa-sys leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa has the most downloads (14.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alsa is depended on by 320 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quad-alsa-sys has not been updated in over a year.