Decision Workspace
gfx-hal vs slint vs wgpu-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
gfx-hal
growingv0.9.0
gfx-rs hardware abstraction layer
76
slint
stablev1.15.1
GUI toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications
75
wgpu-types
stablev29.0.1
Common types and utilities for wgpu, the cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API
Core Metrics
| gfx-hal | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8M | 938.6K | 19.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 37.9K | 59.2K | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 400 | 324 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 15 | 46 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 1742d ago | 43d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 4y 1m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
gfx-hal
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
slint
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
wgpu-types
Maintenance
21
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gfx-hal | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 1.15.1 | 29.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Slint-Royalty-free-2.0 OR LicenseRef-Slint-Software-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 27 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 67KB | 97KB | 128KB |
| Features | 1 | 39 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wgpu-types has the most downloads (19.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wgpu-types is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ gfx-hal has not been updated in over a year.
- •gfx-hal is pre-1.0 — API may change.