Decision Workspace
quad-alsa-sys vs alsa-sys vs alsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
quad-alsa-sys
growingv0.3.2
For of original alsa-sys, but with pkg-config replaced with -lasound.
63
alsa-sys
growingv0.4.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
63
alsa
growingv0.11.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
Core Metrics
| quad-alsa-sys | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 63 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 202.8K | 13.1M | 14.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 11.1K | 1.1M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 8 | 241 | 320 |
| Releases | 2 | 16 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 1763d ago | 150d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 11y 5m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
quad-alsa-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
alsa-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| quad-alsa-sys | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.4.0 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 36KB | 76KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 50.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •alsa-sys leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alsa has the most downloads (14.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alsa is depended on by 320 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ quad-alsa-sys has not been updated in over a year.