Decision Workspace
piston-shaders_graphics2d vs piston2d-wgpu_graphics vs piston2d-opengl_graphics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
piston-shaders_graphics2d
growingv0.4.0
Shaders for 2D graphics in Rust
58
piston2d-wgpu_graphics
growingv0.14.0
A WGPU 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
57
piston2d-opengl_graphics
growingv0.89.0
An OpenGL 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
Core Metrics
| piston-shaders_graphics2d | piston2d-wgpu_graphics | piston2d-opengl_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 762.8K | 13.4K | 997.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 18.2K | 0 | 11.1K |
| Dependents | 296 | 20 | 382 |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 105 |
| Last Updated | 2021d ago | 51d ago | 354d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 4y 7m | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
piston-shaders_graphics2d
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
piston2d-wgpu_graphics
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
piston2d-opengl_graphics
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| piston-shaders_graphics2d | piston2d-wgpu_graphics | piston2d-opengl_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.89.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 39KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •piston2d-wgpu_graphics leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics has the most downloads (997.6K), 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.