Decision Workspace
glutin-winit vs allegro-sys vs glfw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
glutin-winit
growingv0.5.0
Glutin bootstrapping helpers with winit
67
allegro-sys
growingv0.0.51
Allegro 5 core library Rust binding
67
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
Core Metrics
| glutin-winit | allegro-sys | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 67 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 13.6M | 106.2K | 873.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.2M | 0 | 16.5K |
| Dependents | 614 | 396 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 9 | 48 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 716d ago | today | 61d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 11y 4m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
glutin-winit
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
allegro-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
glfw
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| glutin-winit | allegro-sys | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.0.51 | 0.62.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Zlib | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 13KB | 132KB |
| Features | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •allegro-sys leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glutin-winit has the most downloads (13.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •glfw is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ glutin-winit has not been updated in over a year.