Decision Workspace
rsaber_hackedcpal vs alsa-sys vs alsa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rsaber_hackedcpal
experimentalv0.2.0+0.18.0
Hacked audio library for rsaber.
71
alsa-sys
growingv0.6.0
FFI bindings for the ALSA project (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture)
70
alsa
growingv0.12.0
Thin but safe wrappers for ALSA (Linux sound API)
Core Metrics
| rsaber_hackedcpal | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 971 | 15.4M | 17.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 891.9K | 938.7K |
| Dependents | 5 | 246 | 421 |
| Releases | 2 | 18 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 36d ago | 5d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 9m | 11y 7m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rsaber_hackedcpal
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
alsa-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
alsa
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| rsaber_hackedcpal | alsa-sys | alsa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0+0.18.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 45 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 225KB | 40KB | 78KB |
| Features | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 (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 has the most downloads (17.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alsa is depended on by 421 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.