Decision Workspace
allegro-sys vs allegro vs glfw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
allegro-sys
growingv0.0.51
Allegro 5 core library Rust binding
66
allegro
growingv0.0.51
Allegro 5 core library Rust wrapper
67
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
Core Metrics
| allegro-sys | allegro | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 66 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 106.2K | 99.6K | 873.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 16.5K |
| Dependents | 396 | 429 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 48 | 50 | 77 |
| Last Updated | today | today | 61d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 11y 5m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
allegro-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
allegro
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
glfw
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| allegro-sys | allegro | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.51 | 0.0.51 | 0.62.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | Zlib | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 20KB | 132KB |
| Features | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •allegro-sys leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glfw has the most downloads (873.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •glfw is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.