Decision Workspace
blade vs slint vs wgpu-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
28
blade
growingv0.3.0
Sharp and simple graphics library
76
slint
stablev1.15.1
GUI toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications
75
wgpu-types
stablev29.0.1
Common types and utilities for wgpu, the cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API
Core Metrics
| blade | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 28 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 938.6K | 19.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 59.2K | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 324 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 5 | 46 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 461d ago | 43d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 4y 1m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
blade
Maintenance
5
Quality
4
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
slint
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
wgpu-types
Maintenance
21
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| blade | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.15.1 | 29.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Slint-Royalty-free-2.0 OR LicenseRef-Slint-Software-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 42 | 27 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 613KB | 97KB | 128KB |
| Features | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wgpu-types has the most downloads (19.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wgpu-types is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ blade has not been updated in over a year.
- •blade is pre-1.0 — API may change.