Decision Workspace
metal vs metal-rs vs candle-metal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
metal
growingv0.33.0
Rust bindings for Metal
44
metal-rs
growingv0.10.6
Rust bindings for Metal
32
candle-metal
growingv0.27.1
Rust bindings for Metal (Temporary fork of metal)
Core Metrics
| metal | metal-rs | candle-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 44 | 32 |
| Total Downloads | 16.3M | 139.6K | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8M | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.8K | 41 | 0 |
| Releases | 35 | 32 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 159d ago | 2828d ago | 917d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 9y 8m | 2y 6m |
Health Breakdown
metal
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
metal-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
candle-metal
Maintenance
1
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| metal | metal-rs | candle-metal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.33.0 | 0.10.6 | 0.27.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 3.0MB | 39KB | 3.0MB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | — |
| Owners | 4 (team) | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •metal leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •metal is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ metal-rs, candle-metal have not been updated in over a year.