Decision Workspace
mirl vs allegro vs sdl3-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
mirl
stablev9.2.0
Miners Rust Lib - A massive collection of ever growing and changing functions, structs, and enums. Check the description for compatibility and toggleable features! (Most of the lib is controlled by flags/features so the lib can continue to be lightweight despite its size)
66
allegro
growingv0.0.51
Allegro 5 core library Rust wrapper
65
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
Core Metrics
| mirl | allegro | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 66 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 23.4K | 99.6K | 148.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 14.7K |
| Dependents | 5 | 429 | 189 |
| Releases | 63 | 50 | 48 |
| Last Updated | 62d ago | today | 23d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 11y 5m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
mirl
Maintenance
15
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
allegro
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mirl | allegro | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 9.2.0 | 0.0.51 | 0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Zlib | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 34 | 4 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 265KB | 20KB | 609KB |
| Features | 35 | 4 | 63 |
| Yanked % | 69.8% | 0.0% | 8.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •allegro leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl3-sys has the most downloads (148.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •allegro is depended on by 429 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •allegro, sdl3-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.