Decision Workspace
cat_engine_basement vs allegro vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
cat_engine_basement
growingv0.0.0-alpha7
The CatEnigne's basement
60
allegro
growingv0.0.50
Allegro 5 core library Rust wrapper
51
miniquad
growingv0.4.8
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| cat_engine_basement | allegro | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 60 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 11.1K | 98.8K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 355 | 58.9K |
| Dependents | 8 | 420 | 286 |
| Releases | 8 | 49 | 138 |
| Last Updated | 1611d ago | 116d ago | 372d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 11y 3m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
cat_engine_basement
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
allegro
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
miniquad
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cat_engine_basement | allegro | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0-alpha7 | 0.0.50 | 0.4.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Zlib | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 20KB | 196KB |
| Features | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •allegro leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miniquad has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •allegro is depended on by 420 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cat_engine_basement, miniquad have not been updated in over a year.