Decision Workspace
azul-glutin vs glfw vs glutin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
azul-glutin
growingv0.26.0
Cross-platform OpenGL context provider.
71
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
63
glutin
growingv0.32.3
Cross-platform OpenGL context provider.
Core Metrics
| azul-glutin | glfw | glutin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 71 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 838.2K | 21.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 24.8K | 1.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.0K | 3.3K |
| Releases | 1 | 77 | 139 |
| Last Updated | 1779d ago | 2d ago | 331d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 11y 2m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
azul-glutin
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
glfw
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
glutin
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| azul-glutin | glfw | glutin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.26.0 | 0.62.0 | 0.32.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 11 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 132KB | 74KB |
| Features | 4 | 13 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.71.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •glfw leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glutin has the most downloads (21.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •glutin is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ azul-glutin has not been updated in over a year.