Decision Workspace
fontloader vs yeslogic-fontconfig-sys vs allsorts
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
fontloader
growingv0.1.0-alpha.0
Cross platform native font loader
75
yeslogic-fontconfig-sys
stablev6.0.1
Raw bindings to Fontconfig without a vendored C library
69
allsorts
growingv0.17.0
Font parser, shaping engine, and subsetter for OpenType, WOFF, and WOFF2
Core Metrics
| fontloader | yeslogic-fontconfig-sys | allsorts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 75 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 9.2M | 456.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3M | 78.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 177 | 71 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| Last Updated | 1434d ago | 26d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 6y 5m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
fontloader
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
yeslogic-fontconfig-sys
Maintenance
15
Quality
21
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
allsorts
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fontloader | yeslogic-fontconfig-sys | allsorts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-alpha.0 | 6.0.1 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 3 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 8KB | 422KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 1.77 | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •yeslogic-fontconfig-sys leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •yeslogic-fontconfig-sys is depended on by 177 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fontloader has not been updated in over a year.
- •fontloader, allsorts are pre-1.0 — API may change.