Decision Workspace
phys-collision vs collide vs heron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
phys-collision
experimentalv2.0.1-beta.0
Provides collision detection ability
55
collide
growingv0.7.0
Simple extensible collision management
54
heron
growingv5.0.2
An ergonomic physics API for 2d and 3d bevy games. (powered by rapier)
Core Metrics
| phys-collision | collide | heron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 217 | 5.7K | 110.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 185 | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 155d ago | 6d ago | 1229d ago |
| Age | 5m | 4y 10m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
phys-collision
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
collide
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
heron
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| phys-collision | collide | heron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1-beta.0 | 0.7.0 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 31 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 557KB | 5KB | 33KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •collide leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •heron has the most downloads (110.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ heron has not been updated in over a year.
- •collide is pre-1.0 — API may change.