Decision Workspace
dvbv5 vs dvbv5-sys vs gstreamer-audio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
dvbv5
growingv0.2.6
Rust oriented bits and pieces over the FFI binding to enable use of the libdvbv5 library from the V4L2 project of the LinuxTV work. libdvbv5 is a library to provide an application oriented API over the Linux kernel API.
43
dvbv5-sys
growingv0.2.1
Rust FFI binding for the C API of the libdvbv5 library from the V4L2 project of the LinuxTV work. libdvbv5 is a library that provides an application oriented API over the Linux kernel DVB API.
78
gstreamer-audio
growingv0.25.0
Rust bindings for GStreamer Audio library
Core Metrics
| dvbv5 | dvbv5-sys | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 43 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 15.6K | 14.1K | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 16 | 33 | 103.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 495 |
| Releases | 11 | 9 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 2030d ago | 2030d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 2m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
dvbv5
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
dvbv5-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
gstreamer-audio
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dvbv5 | dvbv5-sys | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.6 | 0.2.1 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | LGPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 45KB | 85KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gstreamer-audio leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gstreamer-audio is depended on by 495 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dvbv5, dvbv5-sys have not been updated in over a year.