Decision Workspace
meshx vs manifold3d-sys vs ifc-lite-geometry
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
meshx
growingv0.7.0
A mesh eXchange library with conversion utilities for popular mesh formats.
60
manifold3d-sys
stablev3.5.100
Raw FFI bindings to the manifold3d C API (facade crate — re-exports manifold-csg-sys)
59
ifc-lite-geometry
experimentalv2.4.1
Geometry processing and mesh generation for IFC models
Core Metrics
| meshx | manifold3d-sys | ifc-lite-geometry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 353.9K | 5.3K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 51.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 8 | 4 | 45 |
| Releases | 13 | 11 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 405d ago | 2d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 4y 6m | 1y 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
meshx
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
manifold3d-sys
Maintenance
19
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ifc-lite-geometry
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| meshx | manifold3d-sys | ifc-lite-geometry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 3.5.100 | 2.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 1 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 458KB | 2KB | 261KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •manifold3d-sys leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •meshx has the most downloads (353.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ meshx has not been updated in over a year.
- •meshx is pre-1.0 — API may change.