Decision Workspace
piston-shaders_graphics2d vs piston2d-opengl_graphics vs piston2d-gfx_graphics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
piston-shaders_graphics2d
growingv0.4.0
Shaders for 2D graphics in Rust
57
piston2d-opengl_graphics
growingv0.89.0
An OpenGL 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
57
piston2d-gfx_graphics
growingv0.82.0
A Gfx 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
Core Metrics
| piston-shaders_graphics2d | piston2d-opengl_graphics | piston2d-gfx_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 724.6K | 973.7K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 19.5K | 12.7K | 21.4K |
| Dependents | 296 | 382 | 233 |
| Releases | 7 | 105 | 91 |
| Last Updated | 1962d ago | 295d ago | 110d ago |
| Age | 10y 11m | 11y 2m | 10y 10m |
Health Breakdown
piston-shaders_graphics2d
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
piston2d-opengl_graphics
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
piston2d-gfx_graphics
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| piston-shaders_graphics2d | piston2d-opengl_graphics | piston2d-gfx_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.89.0 | 0.82.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 22 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 42KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-gfx_graphics has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ piston-shaders_graphics2d has not been updated in over a year.