Decision Workspace
ytmusicapi vs google-youtube3 vs rustypipe
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
ytmusicapi
experimentalv0.4.2
Rust client for YouTube Music API
59
google-youtube3
stablev7.0.0+20251222
A complete library to interact with YouTube (protocol v3)
54
rustypipe
growingv0.11.4
Client for the public YouTube / YouTube Music API (Innertube), inspired by NewPipe
Core Metrics
| ytmusicapi | google-youtube3 | rustypipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 59 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 95 | 129.5K | 23.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 45 | 2.2K | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 2 | 35 | 48 |
| Releases | 5 | 52 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 85d ago | 338d ago |
| Age | 2m | 11y | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
ytmusicapi
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
google-youtube3
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rustypipe
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ytmusicapi | google-youtube3 | rustypipe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 7.0.0+20251222 | 0.11.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Crate Size | 291KB | 146KB | 267KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.67.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •google-youtube3 leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ytmusicapi, rustypipe are pre-1.0 — API may change.