Decision Workspace
font8x8 vs profont vs ibm437
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
font8x8
growingv0.3.1
8x8 monochrome bitmap font for rendering.
49
profont
growingv0.7.0
The ProFont monospace font for use with the embedded-graphics crate.
47
ibm437
growingv0.3.3
The IBM437 font for uses with the embedded-graphics crate.
Core Metrics
| font8x8 | profont | ibm437 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 831.0K | 71.3K | 20.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 70.7K | 4.1K | 183 |
| Dependents | 265 | 12 | 10 |
| Releases | 17 | 8 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1817d ago | 1032d ago | 759d ago |
| Age | 8y | 7y 4m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
font8x8
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
profont
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
ibm437
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| font8x8 | profont | ibm437 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.7.0 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 15KB | 27KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •font8x8 leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •font8x8 is depended on by 265 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ font8x8, profont, ibm437 have not been updated in over a year.