Decision Workspace
hecs vs specs vs gloss-hecs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
hecs
growingv0.11.0
A fast, minimal, and ergonomic entity-component-system library
61
specs
growingv0.20.0
Specs is an Entity-Component-System library written in Rust.
60
gloss-hecs
growingv0.9.0
A wrapper over hecs for easy use with gloss
Core Metrics
| hecs | specs | gloss-hecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 364.6K | 984.6K | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 20.9K | 22.5K | 91 |
| Dependents | 329 | 612 | 14 |
| Releases | 57 | 43 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 76d ago | 915d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 9y 11m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
hecs
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
specs
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
gloss-hecs
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| hecs | specs | gloss-hecs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.20.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 19 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 93KB | 92KB | 95KB |
| Features | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.65 | 1.70.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 9 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hecs leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •specs has the most downloads (984.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •specs is depended on by 612 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ specs has not been updated in over a year.