Decision Workspace
trombone-audio vs pipewire vs libspa-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
trombone-audio
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure Rust audio I/O library targeting oboe-like performance across Android, Windows, and Linux.
65
pipewire
growingv0.9.2
Rust bindings for PipeWire
61
libspa-sys
growingv0.9.2
Rust FFI bindings for libspa
Core Metrics
| trombone-audio | pipewire | libspa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 65 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 30 | 512.1K | 525.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 30 | 66.5K | 67.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 315 | 70 |
| Releases | 1 | 12 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 193d ago | 193d ago |
| Age | 26d | 6y 7m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
trombone-audio
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
pipewire
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
libspa-sys
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| trombone-audio | pipewire | libspa-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.9.2 | 0.9.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 87KB | 56KB | 9KB |
| Features | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.77 | 1.77 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pipewire leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libspa-sys has the most downloads (525.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pipewire is depended on by 315 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.