Decision Workspace
soapysdr-sys vs rtl-sdr vs v4l2-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
soapysdr-sys
growingv0.8.1
Bindings for the C API of SoapySDR, the vendor-neutral software defined radio hardware abstraction layer.
44
rtl-sdr
growingv0.1.5
Rust wrapper for librtlsdr.
42
v4l2-sys
growingv1.1.0
Rust FFI binding for the C API of Video for Linux API version 2, V4L2.
Core Metrics
| soapysdr-sys | rtl-sdr | v4l2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 44 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 76.0K | 11.0K | 4.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.5K | 15 | 12 |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 3538d ago | 2130d ago |
| Age | 9y | 9y 8m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
soapysdr-sys
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
rtl-sdr
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
v4l2-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| soapysdr-sys | rtl-sdr | v4l2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.1.5 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | LGPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 13KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2018 |
| 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.
- •⚠ rtl-sdr, v4l2-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •soapysdr-sys, rtl-sdr are pre-1.0 — API may change.