Decision Workspace
mtl-rs vs mtl-sys vs mtl-foundation
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
mtl-rs
experimentalv0.1.8
Rust bindings for Apple's Metal API
57
mtl-sys
experimentalv1.0.1
Low-level Objective-C runtime bindings for Metal
54
mtl-foundation
experimentalv1.0.1
Foundation framework bindings (NSObject, NSString, NSArray, etc.)
Core Metrics
| mtl-rs | mtl-sys | mtl-foundation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 756 | 132 | 109 |
| 30d Downloads | 95 | 63 | 49 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 52d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
mtl-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mtl-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
mtl-foundation
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mtl-rs | mtl-sys | mtl-foundation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 200KB | 15KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtl-sys leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mtl-rs has the most downloads (756), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mtl-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.