Decision Workspace
creak vs symphonia vs cpal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
creak
growingv0.3.0
Lightweight audio decoder. Converts popular formats to raw 32-bit float samples.
70
symphonia
growingv0.5.5
Pure Rust media container and audio decoding library.
68
cpal
growingv0.17.3
Low-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| creak | symphonia | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 70 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 10.9K | 5.1M | 11.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 145 | 784.5K | 901.5K |
| Dependents | 7 | 1.5K | 3.5K |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1940d ago | 4d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 5y 5m | 5y 6m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
creak
Maintenance
3
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
symphonia
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
cpal
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| creak | symphonia | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.5.5 | 0.17.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 12KB | 153KB |
| Features | 5 | 24 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 25.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.53 | 1.78 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •symphonia leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cpal has the most downloads (11.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cpal is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ creak has not been updated in over a year.