Decision Workspace
glh vs speedy2d vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
glh
growingv0.1.4
OpenGL helper functions.
61
speedy2d
stablev3.1.0
Hardware-accelerated drawing of shapes, images, and text, with an easy to use API. Speedy2D aims to be the simplest Rust API for creating a window, rendering graphics, and handling input.
59
miniquad
growingv0.4.11
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| glh | speedy2d | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1K | 104.2K | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.0K | 54.6K |
| Dependents | 2 | 19 | 290 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 141 |
| Last Updated | 417d ago | 30d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 5y 4m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
glh
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
speedy2d
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
miniquad
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| glh | speedy2d | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 3.1.0 | 0.4.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 19 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 904KB | 207KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •speedy2d leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miniquad has the most downloads (1.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •miniquad is depended on by 290 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ glh has not been updated in over a year.
- •glh, miniquad are pre-1.0 — API may change.