Decision Workspace
kaffee vs wgpu_canvas vs blue_engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
kaffee
growingv0.2.0
Small 2D framework
66
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.6
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
60
blue_engine
growingv0.10.0
General-Purpose, Easy-to-use, Fast, and Portable graphics engine
Core Metrics
| kaffee | wgpu_canvas | blue_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 66 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 6.1K | 13.7K | 128.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 424 | 260 |
| Dependents | 0 | 51 | 39 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 106 |
| Last Updated | 995d ago | 25d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 1y 1m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
kaffee
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
blue_engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kaffee | wgpu_canvas | blue_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 5.0.6 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 31KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blue_engine has the most downloads (128.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kaffee has not been updated in over a year.
- •kaffee, blue_engine are pre-1.0 — API may change.