Decision Workspace
orbtk-render vs canvas vs wgpu_canvas
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
orbtk-render
growingv0.3.1-alpha3
2D Render library use by OrbTk.
41
canvas
growingv1.0.1
2D Canvas API that streams all drawing commands to a connected browser.
65
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.8
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
Core Metrics
| orbtk-render | canvas | wgpu_canvas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 41 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 23.4K | 4.7K | 14.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 15 | 0 | 55 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 2111d ago | 3218d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 8y 10m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
orbtk-render
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
canvas
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| orbtk-render | canvas | wgpu_canvas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1-alpha3 | 1.0.1 | 5.0.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 14 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 12KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •orbtk-render has the most downloads (23.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ orbtk-render, canvas have not been updated in over a year.
- •orbtk-render is pre-1.0 — API may change.