Decision Workspace
soapysdr vs vita49 vs futuresdr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
soapysdr
growingv0.5.1
Library wrapping SoapySDR, a hardware abstraction layer for many software defined radio devices, including rtl-sdr, HackRF, USRP, LimeSDR, BladeRF, and Airspy.
64
vita49
stablev1.1.0
vita49 is a crate for parsing and creating packets compatible with the ANSI/VITA-49.2-2017 standard.
60
futuresdr
growingv0.0.41
An Experimental Async SDR Runtime for Heterogeneous Architectures.
Core Metrics
| soapysdr | vita49 | futuresdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 85.8K | 9.7K | 49.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 174 | 0 | 8 |
| Releases | 14 | 9 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 13d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 7y 6m | 1y 4m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
soapysdr
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
vita49
Maintenance
21
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
futuresdr
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| soapysdr | vita49 | futuresdr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.0.41 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSL-1.0 OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 18 | 63 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 64KB | 257KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.71.0 | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vita49 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •soapysdr has the most downloads (85.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •soapysdr is depended on by 174 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •soapysdr, futuresdr are pre-1.0 — API may change.