Decision Workspace
bindgen vs csbindgen vs interoptopus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
bindgen
growingv0.72.1
Automatically generates Rust FFI bindings to C and C++ libraries.
72
csbindgen
stablev1.9.8
Generate C# FFI from Rust for automatically brings native code and C native library to .NET and Unity.
67
interoptopus
growingv0.14.27
The polyglot bindings generator for your library (C#, C, Python, ...). 🐙
Core Metrics
| bindgen | csbindgen | interoptopus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 72 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 299.4M | 590.9K | 284.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.1M | 42.5K | 10.9K |
| Dependents | 22.2K | 60 | 512 |
| Releases | 126 | 29 | 121 |
| Last Updated | 267d ago | 6d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 11y 6m | 3y 2m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
bindgen
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
csbindgen
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
interoptopus
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bindgen | csbindgen | interoptopus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.72.1 | 1.9.8 | 0.14.27 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 246KB | 29KB | 35KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •csbindgen leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bindgen has the most downloads (299.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bindgen is depended on by 22.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bindgen, interoptopus are pre-1.0 — API may change.