Decision Workspace
glow_glyph vs wgpu_glyph vs fontdue
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
glow_glyph
growingv0.7.0
A fast text renderer for glow, powered by glyph_brush
61
wgpu_glyph
growingv0.28.0
A fast text renderer for wgpu, powered by glyph_brush
54
fontdue
growingv0.9.3
A simple no_std font parser and rasterizer.
Core Metrics
| glow_glyph | wgpu_glyph | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 61 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 327.0K | 886.3K | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.9K | 18.2K | 383.7K |
| Dependents | 10 | 118 | 1.8K |
| Releases | 10 | 30 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 677d ago | 15d ago | 408d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 6y 11m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
glow_glyph
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
wgpu_glyph
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
fontdue
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| glow_glyph | wgpu_glyph | fontdue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR Zlib |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 90KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.7% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_glyph leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fontdue has the most downloads (4.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fontdue is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ glow_glyph, fontdue have not been updated in over a year.