Decision Workspace
allegro vs allegro-sys vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
allegro
growingv0.0.50
Allegro 5 core library Rust wrapper
61
allegro-sys
growingv0.0.50
Allegro 5 core library Rust binding
51
miniquad
growingv0.4.8
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| allegro | allegro-sys | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 61 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 98.8K | 105.1K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 355 | 444 | 58.9K |
| Dependents | 420 | 385 | 286 |
| Releases | 49 | 47 | 138 |
| Last Updated | 116d ago | 116d ago | 372d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 11y 2m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
allegro
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
allegro-sys
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
miniquad
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| allegro | allegro-sys | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.50 | 0.0.50 | 0.4.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 13KB | 196KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •allegro-sys leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miniquad has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •allegro is depended on by 420 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ miniquad has not been updated in over a year.