Decision Workspace
p-chan vs dasp_frame vs gstreamer-audio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
p-chan
growingv0.2.1
Multimedia (Audio, Raster) Channel Newtypes and Conversions
42
dasp_frame
growingv0.11.0
An abstraction for audio PCM DSP frames, along with useful conversions and operations.
78
gstreamer-audio
growingv0.25.0
Rust bindings for GStreamer Audio library
Core Metrics
| p-chan | dasp_frame | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 42 | 78 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 5.3M | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 250.6K | 107.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 32 | 495 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 287d ago | 2128d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 1y | 5y 10m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
p-chan
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
dasp_frame
Maintenance
1
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
gstreamer-audio
Maintenance
20
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| p-chan | dasp_frame | gstreamer-audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.11.0 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 5KB | 85KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gstreamer-audio leads with a health score of 78/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dasp_frame has the most downloads (5.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gstreamer-audio is depended on by 495 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dasp_frame has not been updated in over a year.