Decision Workspace
bendy2d vs impetus vs boxdd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
bendy2d
growingv0.0.1
A 2D softbody physics engine
54
impetus
experimentalv1.1.0
Physics engine — 2D/3D rigid body simulation, collision detection, constraints, and spatial queries for AGNOS
44
boxdd
experimentalv0.2.0
Safe, ergonomic Rust bindings for Box2D v3
Core Metrics
| bendy2d | impetus | boxdd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 54 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 232 | 699 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 232 | 25 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1043d ago | 2d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 4d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
bendy2d
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
impetus
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
boxdd
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bendy2d | impetus | boxdd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 1.1.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 138KB | 100KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •impetus leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bendy2d has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bendy2d has not been updated in over a year.
- •bendy2d, boxdd are pre-1.0 — API may change.