Decision Workspace
v4l2-sys vs dvbv5-sys vs videostream-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
v4l2-sys
growingv1.1.0
Rust FFI binding for the C API of Video for Linux API version 2, V4L2.
43
dvbv5-sys
growingv0.2.1
Rust FFI binding for the C API of the libdvbv5 library from the V4L2 project of the LinuxTV work. libdvbv5 is a library that provides an application oriented API over the Linux kernel DVB API.
62
videostream-sys
stablev2.2.2
Low-level FFI bindings for VideoStream Library - unsafe bindings to libvideostream
Core Metrics
| v4l2-sys | dvbv5-sys | videostream-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 43 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 14.1K | 26.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 33 | 168 |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 32 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 2130d ago | 2030d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 7y 2m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
v4l2-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
dvbv5-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
videostream-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| v4l2-sys | dvbv5-sys | videostream-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.2.1 | 2.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | LGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 45KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •videostream-sys leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ v4l2-sys, dvbv5-sys have not been updated in over a year.
- •dvbv5-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.