Decision Workspace
apigpio vs rascam vs mmal-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
apigpio
growingv1.0.1
Raspberry PI GPIO access, via pigpiod; safe, async, Tokio
43
rascam
growingv0.0.2
Library for taking photos and videos with the Raspberry Pi camera
42
mmal-sys
growingv0.0.0
Rust definitions for mmal
Core Metrics
| apigpio | rascam | mmal-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 6.2K | 10.2K | 15.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 152 | 185 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1241d ago | 2310d ago | 2313d ago |
| Age | 5y 11m | 8y | 8y 2m |
Health Breakdown
apigpio
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
rascam
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
mmal-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| apigpio | rascam | mmal-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.0.2 | 0.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 84KB | 17KB | 5KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rascam leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mmal-sys has the most downloads (15.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ apigpio, rascam, mmal-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •rascam, mmal-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.