Decision Workspace
l3d vs tobj vs gltf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
l3d
growingv0.3.0
Library for loading 3D objects.
63
tobj
growingv4.0.3
A lightweight OBJ loader in the spirit of tinyobjloader
61
gltf
growingv1.4.1
glTF 2.0 loader
Core Metrics
| l3d | tobj | gltf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 1.7M | 6.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 130.5K | 432.9K |
| Dependents | 19 | 788 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 5 | 41 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 1728d ago | 431d ago | 686d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 10y 11m | 9y 4m |
Health Breakdown
l3d
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
tobj
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
gltf
Maintenance
6
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| l3d | tobj | gltf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 4.0.3 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 647KB | 28KB | 54KB |
| Features | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tobj leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gltf has the most downloads (6.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gltf is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ l3d, tobj, gltf have not been updated in over a year.
- •l3d is pre-1.0 — API may change.