Decision Workspace
rtaudio-sys vs rtaudio vs cpal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rtaudio-sys
growingv0.3.6
Raw bindings for RtAudio
57
rtaudio
growingv0.8.0
Safe Rust wrapper and bindings for RtAudio
68
cpal
growingv0.17.3
Low-level cross-platform audio I/O library in pure Rust.
Core Metrics
| rtaudio-sys | rtaudio | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 57 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 17.7K | 15.4K | 11.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 1.9K | 901.5K |
| Dependents | 17 | 1 | 3.5K |
| Releases | 11 | 17 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 187d ago | 65d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 2y 10m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rtaudio-sys
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rtaudio
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cpal
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rtaudio-sys | rtaudio | cpal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.6 | 0.8.0 | 0.17.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 8 | 37 |
| Crate Size | 263KB | 21KB | 153KB |
| Features | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.78 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cpal leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cpal is depended on by 3.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.