Decision Workspace
midi-io vs moont-live vs alsa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
midi-io
experimentalv0.1.0
Stream and send strictly-typed MIDI messages
55
moont-live
experimentalv1.0.0
Real-time CM-32L MIDI sink using ALSA
71
alsa-sys
growingv0.6.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
Core Metrics
| midi-io | moont-live | alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 55 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 21 | 85 | 15.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 891.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 246 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 99d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 2d | 4m | 11y 7m |
Health Breakdown
midi-io
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
moont-live
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
alsa-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| midi-io | moont-live | alsa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 20KB | 40KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa-sys leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa-sys is depended on by 246 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •midi-io, alsa-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.