Decision Workspace
ipcam vs retina vs camgrab-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ipcam
experimentalv0.0.6
A CLI for managing IP cameras (Tapo, Reolink) via RTSP and vendor APIs
59
retina
growingv0.4.19
high-level RTSP multimedia streaming library
46
camgrab-core
experimentalv1.0.1
Core library for camgrab - camera capture, motion detection, and notification system
Core Metrics
| ipcam | retina | camgrab-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 64 | 65.0K | 64 |
| 30d Downloads | 64 | 3.8K | 64 |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| Releases | 6 | 38 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 14d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 7d | 4y 9m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
ipcam
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
retina
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
camgrab-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ipcam | retina | camgrab-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.6 | 0.4.19 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 27 | 22 | 29 |
| Crate Size | 72KB | 340KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •retina leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ipcam, retina are pre-1.0 — API may change.