Decision Workspace
sonogram vs spectrograms vs mel-spec-png
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
sonogram
growingv0.7.3
A spectrograph utility written in Rust
55
spectrograms
experimentalv1.4.0
High-performance FFT-based computations for audio and image processing
46
mel-spec-png
experimentalv0.2.0
Generate mel spectrogram PNG images from raw audio samples. Pure Rust, no external binaries.
Core Metrics
| sonogram | spectrograms | mel-spec-png | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 55 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 30.4K | 308 | 27 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 295d ago | 27d ago | 36d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
sonogram
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
spectrograms
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mel-spec-png
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sonogram | spectrograms | mel-spec-png | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.3 | 1.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 20 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 1.3MB | 135KB | 31KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spectrograms leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sonogram has the most downloads (30.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sonogram, mel-spec-png are pre-1.0 — API may change.