Decision Workspace
glide vs gstreamer-audio vs gstreamer-base
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
glide
growingv0.6.7
Cross-platform media player based on GStreamer and GTK
79
gstreamer-audio
growingv0.25.3
Rust bindings for GStreamer Audio library
78
gstreamer-base
growingv0.25.3
Rust bindings for GStreamer Base library
Core Metrics
| glide | gstreamer-audio | gstreamer-base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 79 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 32.6K | 2.5M | 7.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 85.7K | 349.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 521 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 22 | 60 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 106d ago | 14d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 8y 10m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
glide
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gstreamer-audio
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gstreamer-base
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| glide | gstreamer-audio | gstreamer-base | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.7 | 0.25.3 | 0.25.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 26 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 745KB | 86KB | 78KB |
| Features | 6 | 10 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gstreamer-audio leads with a health score of 79/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gstreamer-base has the most downloads (7.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gstreamer-base is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.