Decision Workspace
bindgen vs interoptopus vs csbindgen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
bindgen
growingv0.72.1
Automatically generates Rust FFI bindings to C and C++ libraries.
70
interoptopus
growingv0.16.3
The polyglot bindings generator for your library (C#, C, Python, ...). 🐙
69
csbindgen
stablev1.9.8
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 | 66 | 70 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 332.7M | 298.7K | 699.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.6M | 5.8K | 42.9K |
| Dependents | 23.3K | 532 | 76 |
| Releases | 126 | 125 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 316d ago | 7d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 11y 7m | 5y 1m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
bindgen
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
interoptopus
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
csbindgen
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bindgen | interoptopus | csbindgen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.72.1 | 0.16.3 | 1.9.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 246KB | 78KB | 29KB |
| Features | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •interoptopus leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bindgen has the most downloads (332.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bindgen is depended on by 23.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bindgen, interoptopus are pre-1.0 — API may change.