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rtl-sdr-rs vs soapysdr vs vita49
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rtl-sdr-rs
experimentalv0.3.1
RTL-SDR USB software defined radio library
60
soapysdr
growingv0.5.0
Library wrapping SoapySDR, a hardware abstraction layer for many software defined radio devices, including rtl-sdr, HackRF, USRP, LimeSDR, BladeRF, and Airspy.
58
vita49
growingv0.1.0
vita49 is a crate for parsing and creating packets compatible with the ANSI/VITA-49.2-2017 standard.
Core Metrics
| rtl-sdr-rs | soapysdr | vita49 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 12.0K | 76.1K | 8.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 3.4K | 494 |
| Dependents | 10 | 163 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 22d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 8m | 7y 4m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rtl-sdr-rs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
soapysdr
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
vita49
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rtl-sdr-rs | soapysdr | vita49 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | BSL-1.0 OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 24KB | 56KB |
| Features | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •soapysdr leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •soapysdr is depended on by 163 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.