Decision Workspace
rtl-sdr vs rtlsdr_sys vs rtlsdr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rtl-sdr
growingv0.1.5
Rust wrapper for librtlsdr.
44
rtlsdr_sys
growingv1.1.2
Low-level bindings to librtlsdr
39
rtlsdr
growingv0.1.4
Rust bindings for librtlsdr
Core Metrics
| rtl-sdr | rtlsdr_sys | rtlsdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 44 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 11.0K | 15.2K | 16.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 15 | 301 | 289 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 59 |
| Releases | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 3538d ago | 2992d ago | 3626d ago |
| Age | 9y 8m | 8y 2m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
rtl-sdr
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rtlsdr_sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
rtlsdr
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| rtl-sdr | rtlsdr_sys | rtlsdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 1.1.2 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0+ | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 9KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rtl-sdr leads with a health score of 44/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rtlsdr has the most downloads (16.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rtl-sdr, rtlsdr_sys, rtlsdr have not been updated in over a year.
- •rtl-sdr, rtlsdr are pre-1.0 — API may change.