Decision Workspace
kludgine vs moltrun vs hoplite
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
kludgine
growingv0.11.0
A wgpu-powered 2d graphics library with optional windowing support
54
moltrun
growingv1.7.2
High-performance game engine library with AI capabilities, built on wgpu for modern 3D graphics and physics simulation
51
hoplite
experimentalv0.1.9
A creative coding framework for Rust that gets out of your way
Core Metrics
| kludgine | moltrun | hoplite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 33.7K | 358 | 210 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 23 | 10 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 618d ago | 180d ago | 159d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
kludgine
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
moltrun
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
hoplite
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| kludgine | moltrun | hoplite | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 1.7.2 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 11 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 159KB | 62KB | 305KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.74.1 | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •moltrun leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kludgine has the most downloads (33.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ kludgine has not been updated in over a year.
- •kludgine, hoplite are pre-1.0 — API may change.