Decision Workspace
mbgl-sys vs maplibre_native vs tilejson
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mbgl-sys
experimentalv0.1.4
Low-level FFI bindings to MapLibre GL Native for server-side map rendering
60
maplibre_native
growingv0.6.0
Rust bindings to the MapLibre Native map rendering engine
58
tilejson
growingv0.4.3
Library for serializing the TileJSON file format
Core Metrics
| mbgl-sys | maplibre_native | tilejson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 78 | 20.2K | 191.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.2K | 22.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 19 | 173 |
| Releases | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 3d ago | 343d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y 2m | 8y 6m |
Health Breakdown
mbgl-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
maplibre_native
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
tilejson
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mbgl-sys | maplibre_native | tilejson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.6.0 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 20 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 88KB | 22KB |
| Features | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.78 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •maplibre_native leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tilejson has the most downloads (191.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tilejson is depended on by 173 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.