Decision Workspace
wavers vs hound vs wav_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
wavers
growingv1.5.1
A library for reading and writing wav files.
58
hound
growingv3.5.1
A wav encoding and decoding library
56
wav_io
growingv0.1.17
Wav file reader and writer
Core Metrics
| wavers | hound | wav_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 58 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 52.6K | 12.3M | 32.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 936.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 998 | 5.3K | 133 |
| Releases | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 512d ago | 973d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 3y | 11y 1m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
wavers
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
hound
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
wav_io
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wavers | hound | wav_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.1 | 3.5.1 | 0.1.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 203KB | 39KB | 17KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wavers leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hound has the most downloads (12.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hound is depended on by 5.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wavers, hound have not been updated in over a year.
- •wav_io is pre-1.0 — API may change.