Decision Workspace
fermium vs pistoncore-sdl2_window vs egui_sdl2_gl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
fermium
growingv22605.0.0
An opinionated crate of SDL2 bindings.
54
pistoncore-sdl2_window
growingv0.71.0
A SDL2 back-end for the Piston game engine
54
egui_sdl2_gl
growingv0.33.2
Backend for Egui to use with sdl2-rs and open gl
Core Metrics
| fermium | pistoncore-sdl2_window | egui_sdl2_gl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 54 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 218.1K | 504.2K | 43.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0K | 1.5K | 490 |
| Dependents | 109 | 355 | 1 |
| Releases | 53 | 85 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 1071d ago | 443d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 11y 3m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
fermium
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
pistoncore-sdl2_window
Maintenance
8
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
egui_sdl2_gl
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fermium | pistoncore-sdl2_window | egui_sdl2_gl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 22605.0.0 | 0.71.0 | 0.33.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib OR Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 9.0MB | 51KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.64 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pistoncore-sdl2_window leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pistoncore-sdl2_window is depended on by 355 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fermium, pistoncore-sdl2_window have not been updated in over a year.
- •pistoncore-sdl2_window, egui_sdl2_gl are pre-1.0 — API may change.