Decision Workspace
bevy_event_bus_derive vs bevy_event_bus vs bevy_extern_events
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
bevy_event_bus_derive
experimentalv0.2.0
Procedural macros for bevy_event_bus
54
bevy_event_bus
growingv1.1.4
A Bevy plugin that connects Bevy's event system to external message brokers like Kafka
45
bevy_extern_events
growingv0.3.0
Bevy plugin for generic external events to be send to bevy EventReaders
Core Metrics
| bevy_event_bus_derive | bevy_event_bus | bevy_extern_events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 54 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 635 | 1.1K | 10.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 189d ago | 45d ago | 851d ago |
| Age | 6m | 6m | 2y 4m |
Health Breakdown
bevy_event_bus_derive
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
11
bevy_event_bus
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
bevy_extern_events
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bevy_event_bus_derive | bevy_event_bus | bevy_extern_events | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.4 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 151KB | 3KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bevy_event_bus leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bevy_extern_events has the most downloads (10.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bevy_extern_events has not been updated in over a year.
- •bevy_event_bus_derive, bevy_extern_events are pre-1.0 — API may change.