Decision Workspace
boxdd vs impetus vs boxdd-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
boxdd
experimentalv0.2.0
Safe, ergonomic Rust bindings for Box2D v3
54
impetus
experimentalv1.1.0
Physics engine — 2D/3D rigid body simulation, collision detection, constraints, and spatial queries for AGNOS
53
boxdd-sys
experimentalv0.2.1
Low-level FFI bindings for Box2D built from upstream via submodule
Core Metrics
| boxdd | impetus | boxdd-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 699 | 232 | 617 |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 232 | 43 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 100d ago | 2d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4d | 5m |
Health Breakdown
boxdd
Maintenance
14
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
impetus
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
boxdd-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| boxdd | impetus | boxdd-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.1.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 138KB | 257KB |
| Features | 14 | 5 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •impetus leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boxdd has the most downloads (699), suggesting wider adoption.
- •boxdd, boxdd-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.