Decision Workspace
memvid-rs vs openh264 vs openh264-sys2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
memvid-rs
growingv1.2.0
High-performance QR code video encoding for text storage and semantic retrieval
64
openh264
growingv0.9.3
Idiomatic bindings for OpenH264.
62
openh264-sys2
growingv0.9.6
Low-level bindings for OpenH264.
Core Metrics
| memvid-rs | openh264 | openh264-sys2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 370.2K | 374.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 66.9K | 67.2K |
| Dependents | 400 | 215 | 50 |
| Releases | 4 | 48 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 350d ago | 73d ago | 73d ago |
| Age | 11m | 7y 8m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
memvid-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
openh264
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
openh264-sys2
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| memvid-rs | openh264 | openh264-sys2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.9.3 | 0.9.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 43 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 539KB | 52KB | 879KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •openh264 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •openh264-sys2 has the most downloads (374.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •memvid-rs is depended on by 400 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •openh264, openh264-sys2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.