Decision Workspace
bindgen vs interoptopus vs csbindgen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
bindgen
growingv0.72.1
Automatically generates Rust FFI bindings to C and C++ libraries.
67
interoptopus
growingv0.14.27
The polyglot bindings generator for your library (C#, C, Python, ...). 🐙
65
csbindgen
stablev1.9.7
Generate C# FFI from Rust for automatically brings native code and C native library to .NET and Unity.
Core Metrics
| bindgen | interoptopus | csbindgen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 67 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 267.0M | 265.9K | 509.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 18.5M | 9.7K | 41.1K |
| Dependents | 20.9K | 450 | 35 |
| Releases | 126 | 108 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 208d ago | today | 107d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 4y 9m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
bindgen
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
interoptopus
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
csbindgen
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bindgen | interoptopus | csbindgen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.72.1 | 0.14.27 | 1.9.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 246KB | 35KB | 29KB |
| Features | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bindgen leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bindgen is depended on by 20.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bindgen, interoptopus are pre-1.0 — API may change.