Decision Workspace
dabradio vs vita49 vs soapysdr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
dabradio
experimentalv0.4.1
A DAB/DAB+ digital radio decoder
64
vita49
stablev1.1.0
vita49 is a crate for parsing and creating packets compatible with the ANSI/VITA-49.2-2017 standard.
60
soapysdr
growingv0.5.1
Library wrapping SoapySDR, a hardware abstraction layer for many software defined radio devices, including rtl-sdr, HackRF, USRP, LimeSDR, BladeRF, and Airspy.
Core Metrics
| dabradio | vita49 | soapysdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 25 | 9.7K | 85.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 5.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 35d ago | 13d ago | 20d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1y 4m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
dabradio
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vita49
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
soapysdr
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dabradio | vita49 | soapysdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSL-1.0 OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 18 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 113KB | 64KB | 24KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vita49 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •soapysdr has the most downloads (85.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •soapysdr is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dabradio, soapysdr are pre-1.0 — API may change.