Decision Workspace
boson vs vulkanalia vs ash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
boson
growingv0.13.11
A vulkan abstraction layer.
61
vulkanalia
growingv0.35.0
Vulkan bindings for Rust.
60
ash
growingv0.38.0+1.3.281
Vulkan bindings for Rust
Core Metrics
| boson | vulkanalia | ash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 37.7K | 77.3K | 20.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.7K | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 1 | 21 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 32 | 37 | 72 |
| Last Updated | 1013d ago | 40d ago | 725d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 5m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
boson
Maintenance
7
Quality
7
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
vulkanalia
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
ash
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| boson | vulkanalia | ash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.13.11 | 0.35.0 | 0.38.0+1.3.281 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 331KB | 458KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.69.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vulkanalia leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ash has the most downloads (20.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ash is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boson, ash have not been updated in over a year.