Decision Workspace
dunge vs wgpu_canvas vs imgui-wgpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
dunge
growingv0.3.11
Typesafe and portable 3d render library
65
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.8
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
60
imgui-wgpu
growingv0.28.0
A wgpu render backend for imgui-rs.
Core Metrics
| dunge | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 29.7K | 14.5K | 123.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 6 | 55 | 50 |
| Releases | 30 | 28 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 150d ago | 54d ago | 67d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 1y 3m | 6y 8m |
Health Breakdown
dunge
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
imgui-wgpu
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dunge | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.11 | 5.0.8 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 102KB | 31KB | 56KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.3% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •imgui-wgpu has the most downloads (123.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dunge, imgui-wgpu are pre-1.0 — API may change.