Decision Workspace
gphoto2 vs vmb-sys vs vmb-ffi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
gphoto2
growingv3.4.1
High-level wrapper for libgphoto2
54
vmb-sys
experimentalv0.3.0
Raw FFI bindings to Allied Vision VmbC (Vimba X) C API, loaded at runtime via libloading
51
vmb-ffi
experimentalv0.3.0
FFI adapter implementing the vmb-core VmbRuntime port against libVmbC, loaded at runtime
Core Metrics
| gphoto2 | vmb-sys | vmb-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 48.9K | 866 | 700 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Releases | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 496d ago | 83d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
gphoto2
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
vmb-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
vmb-ffi
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gphoto2 | vmb-sys | vmb-ffi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-2.1-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 17KB | 20KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.84 | 1.84 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vmb-sys leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gphoto2 has the most downloads (48.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gphoto2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •vmb-sys, vmb-ffi are pre-1.0 — API may change.