Decision Workspace
alto vs al-sys vs ears
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
alto
growingv3.0.4
Idiomatic interface for OpenAL 1.1 and extensions (including EFX)
44
al-sys
growingv0.6.1
Raw bindings for OpenAL 1.1
46
ears
growingv0.8.0
Easy Rust API to play audio using OpenAL
Core Metrics
| alto | al-sys | ears | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 44 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 139.5K | 89.7K | 76.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 452 | 486 | 519 |
| Dependents | 64 | 33 | 24 |
| Releases | 33 | 15 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 2502d ago | 2502d ago | 2235d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 9y 4m | 10y 2m |
Health Breakdown
alto
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
al-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
ears
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| alto | al-sys | ears | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.4 | 0.6.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 9KB | 46KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 60.6% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alto leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ alto, al-sys, ears have not been updated in over a year.
- •al-sys, ears are pre-1.0 — API may change.