Decision Workspace
tarang vs symphonia vs symphonia-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
tarang
experimentalv0.21.3
AI-native Rust media framework — container parsing, audio/video decoding, codec bindings, media analysis
70
symphonia
growingv0.5.5
Pure Rust media container and audio decoding library.
67
symphonia-core
growingv0.5.5
Project Symphonia shared structs, traits, and features.
Core Metrics
| tarang | symphonia | symphonia-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 404 | 5.1M | 5.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 404 | 801.4K | 803.4K |
| Dependents | 4 | 1.5K | 190 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 5d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 8d | 5y 6m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
tarang
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
symphonia
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
symphonia-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| tarang | symphonia | symphonia-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.21.3 | 0.5.5 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 286KB | 12KB | 100KB |
| Features | 17 | 24 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.89 | 1.53 | 1.53 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symphonia leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •symphonia-core has the most downloads (5.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •symphonia is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.