Decision Workspace
rtlsdr vs rtl-sdr vs soapysdr-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
rtlsdr
growingv0.1.4
Rust bindings for librtlsdr
44
rtl-sdr
growingv0.1.5
Rust wrapper for librtlsdr.
54
soapysdr-sys
growingv0.8.1
Bindings for the C API of SoapySDR, the vendor-neutral software defined radio hardware abstraction layer.
Core Metrics
| rtlsdr | rtl-sdr | soapysdr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 44 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 16.5K | 11.0K | 76.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 289 | 15 | 3.4K |
| Dependents | 59 | 0 | 13 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 3626d ago | 3538d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 9y 8m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
rtlsdr
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
rtl-sdr
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
soapysdr-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rtlsdr | rtl-sdr | soapysdr-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.1.5 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | BSL-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 13KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •soapysdr-sys leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ rtlsdr, rtl-sdr have not been updated in over a year.