Decision Workspace
libbindgen vs bindgen vs interoptopus
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
libbindgen
growingv0.1.7
A binding generator for Rust
68
bindgen
growingv0.72.1
Automatically generates Rust FFI bindings to C and C++ libraries.
67
interoptopus
growingv0.14.27
The polyglot bindings generator for your library (C#, C, Python, ...). 🐙
Core Metrics
| libbindgen | bindgen | interoptopus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2K | 267.0M | 265.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 17.9M | 9.6K |
| Dependents | 13 | 20.9K | 450 |
| Releases | 8 | 126 | 108 |
| Last Updated | 3357d ago | 208d ago | today |
| Age | 9y 3m | 11y 4m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
libbindgen
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
bindgen
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
interoptopus
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| libbindgen | bindgen | interoptopus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.72.1 | 0.14.27 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 106KB | 246KB | 35KB |
| Features | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bindgen leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bindgen is depended on by 20.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ libbindgen has not been updated in over a year.