Decision Workspace
audio-engine vs winaudio vs rodio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
audio-engine
growingv0.4.5
A audio playback library
46
winaudio
growingv1.0.2
Enables audio playback of waveform audio in Windows (play sounds from wav files)
72
rodio
growingv0.22.2
Audio playback and recording library
Core Metrics
| audio-engine | winaudio | rodio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 46 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 17.6K | 5.3K | 7.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 58 | 7 | 442.7K |
| Dependents | 12 | 0 | 3.8K |
| Releases | 12 | 3 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 1194d ago | 1977d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 3y 12m | 5y 5m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
audio-engine
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
winaudio
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rodio
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| audio-engine | winaudio | rodio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.5 | 1.0.2 | 0.22.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 21KB | 168KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rodio leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rodio is depended on by 3.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ audio-engine, winaudio have not been updated in over a year.
- •audio-engine, rodio are pre-1.0 — API may change.