Decision Workspace
rubicon vs gdk4-sys vs gstreamer-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
rubicon
growingv3.4.9
Deduplicate globals across shared objects to enable a dangerous form of dynamic linking
77
gdk4-sys
growingv0.11.1
FFI bindings of GDK 4
76
gstreamer-sys
growingv0.25.0
FFI bindings to libgstreamer-1.0
Core Metrics
| rubicon | gdk4-sys | gstreamer-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 77 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 23.1K | 2.6M | 7.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 152 | 132.8K | 369.8K |
| Dependents | 32 | 349 | 985 |
| Releases | 19 | 37 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 556d ago | 13d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 4y 11m | 8y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rubicon
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
gdk4-sys
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gstreamer-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rubicon | gdk4-sys | gstreamer-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.9 | 0.11.1 | 0.25.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 78KB | 105KB |
| Features | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gdk4-sys leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gstreamer-sys has the most downloads (7.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gstreamer-sys is depended on by 985 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rubicon has not been updated in over a year.
- •gdk4-sys, gstreamer-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.