Decision Workspace
kiss3d vs wgpu_canvas vs imgui-wgpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
kiss3d
growingv0.40.0
Keep it simple, stupid, 2D and 3D graphics engine for Rust.
66
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.6
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
63
imgui-wgpu
growingv0.28.0
A wgpu render backend for imgui-rs.
Core Metrics
| kiss3d | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 452.3K | 13.7K | 119.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 17.4K | 424 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 303 | 51 | 50 |
| Releases | 58 | 27 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 77d ago | 25d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 1y 1m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
kiss3d
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
imgui-wgpu
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kiss3d | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.40.0 | 5.0.6 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 27 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 1.2MB | 31KB | 56KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.5% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kiss3d has the most downloads (452.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •kiss3d is depended on by 303 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •kiss3d, imgui-wgpu are pre-1.0 — API may change.