Decision Workspace
forma-render vs vello vs tiny-skia
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
forma-render
growingv0.1.3
An efficient vector-graphics renderer
71
vello
growingv0.8.0
A GPU compute-centric 2D renderer.
70
tiny-skia
growingv0.12.0
A tiny Skia subset ported to Rust.
Core Metrics
| forma-render | vello | tiny-skia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 221.6K | 23.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 20 | 30.6K | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 194 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 1197d ago | 7d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 2y | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
forma-render
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vello
Maintenance
22
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
tiny-skia
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| forma-render | vello | tiny-skia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.8.0 | 0.12.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 66KB | 268KB |
| Features | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vello leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tiny-skia has the most downloads (23.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tiny-skia is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ forma-render has not been updated in over a year.