Decision Workspace
bankstown-lv2 vs maolan-plugin-host vs lv2_raw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bankstown-lv2
growingv1.1.0
A barebones, fast LV2 bass enhancement plugin
53
maolan-plugin-host
experimentalv0.0.4
Out-of-process plugin host for Maolan DAW
46
lv2_raw
growingv0.3.0
Exposes the raw LV2 interface (C) to Rust. Also attempts to implement some idiomatic Rust concepts (e.g. iterators).
Core Metrics
| bankstown-lv2 | maolan-plugin-host | lv2_raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 120 | 14.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 711 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 101 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 927d ago | 5d ago | 300d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
bankstown-lv2
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
maolan-plugin-host
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
lv2_raw
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bankstown-lv2 | maolan-plugin-host | lv2_raw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.0.4 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause | ISC OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 94KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •maolan-plugin-host leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lv2_raw has the most downloads (14.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lv2_raw is depended on by 101 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bankstown-lv2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •maolan-plugin-host, lv2_raw are pre-1.0 — API may change.