Decision Workspace
grievous vs alsa-sys vs alsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
grievous
growingv0.0.2
Named after General Grievous, where it generates noises from text files or a provided URL, just like how Grievous makes weird noises when he talks.
63
alsa-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
63
alsa
growingv0.11.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
Core Metrics
| grievous | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 13.1M | 14.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.1M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 241 | 320 |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 602d ago | 150d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 11y 5m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
grievous
Maintenance
5
Quality
7
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
alsa-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| grievous | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.4.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 29KB | 36KB | 76KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa-sys leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa has the most downloads (14.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alsa is depended on by 320 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ grievous has not been updated in over a year.