Decision Workspace
gio vs glib vs glib-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
73
gio
growingv0.22.6
Rust bindings for the Gio library
72
glib
growingv0.22.7
Rust bindings for the GLib library
71
glib-sys
growingv0.22.6
FFI bindings to libglib-2.0
Core Metrics
| gio | glib | glib-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 73 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 24.7M | 33.1M | 33.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.3M | 3.1M | 3.1M |
| Dependents | 2.7K | 5.1K | 3.4K |
| Releases | 78 | 112 | 58 |
| Last Updated | 28d ago | 26d ago | 28d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 11y | 11y |
Health Breakdown
gio
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
glib
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
glib-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gio | glib | glib-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.22.6 | 0.22.7 | 0.22.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 18 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 251KB | 304KB | 68KB |
| Features | 16 | 24 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.92 | 1.92 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 4 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •gio leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glib-sys has the most downloads (33.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •glib is depended on by 5.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.