Decision Workspace
mmal-sys vs rascam vs apigpio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
mmal-sys
growingv0.0.0
Rust definitions for mmal
43
rascam
growingv0.0.2
Library for taking photos and videos with the Raspberry Pi camera
42
apigpio
growingv1.0.1
Raspberry PI GPIO access, via pigpiod; safe, async, Tokio
Core Metrics
| mmal-sys | rascam | apigpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3K | 10.2K | 6.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 185 | 152 | 11 |
| Dependents | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2313d ago | 2310d ago | 1241d ago |
| Age | 8y 2m | 8y | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
mmal-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rascam
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
apigpio
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
Technical Details
| mmal-sys | rascam | apigpio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 0.0.2 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 17KB | 84KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rascam leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mmal-sys has the most downloads (15.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ mmal-sys, rascam, apigpio have not been updated in over a year.
- •mmal-sys, rascam are pre-1.0 — API may change.