Decision Workspace
streamsmith vs ff-stream vs arcly-stream
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
streamsmith
experimentalv0.1.1
Turn any video into a ready-to-serve HLS adaptive-bitrate stream — with a built-in preview player — in one command.
55
ff-stream
experimentalv0.15.0
HLS and DASH adaptive streaming output for the ff-* crate family
57
arcly-stream
experimentalv0.8.3
An open-extensible live-media streaming kernel: lock-free zero-copy frame fan-out, instant-start GOP cache, a pluggable multi-protocol ingestion layer (RTMP, RTSP, SRT, WHIP/WHEP shipped), and a feature-gated pure-Rust media plane (MPEG-TS/HLS/fMP4) — runtime, config, and metrics free.
Core Metrics
| streamsmith | ff-stream | arcly-stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 55 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 37 | 467 | 399 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 25 | 15 |
| Releases | 2 | 25 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 29d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 6d | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
streamsmith
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
ff-stream
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
arcly-stream
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| streamsmith | ff-stream | arcly-stream | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.15.0 | 0.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 191KB | 62KB | 302KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.93.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arcly-stream leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ff-stream has the most downloads (467), suggesting wider adoption.