Decision Workspace
piston2d-opengl_graphics vs poglgame vs drawing_api
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
piston2d-opengl_graphics
growingv0.89.0
An OpenGL 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
34
poglgame
growingv0.4.0
Piston OpenGL 2D Game Scaffold
59
drawing_api
experimentalv1010.0.0
API for 2D graphics library
Core Metrics
| piston2d-opengl_graphics | poglgame | drawing_api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 34 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 973.7K | 12.3K | 405 |
| 30d Downloads | 12.7K | 25 | 110 |
| Dependents | 382 | 0 | 11 |
| Releases | 105 | 6 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 295d ago | 3759d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 10y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
piston2d-opengl_graphics
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
poglgame
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
drawing_api
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| piston2d-opengl_graphics | poglgame | drawing_api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.89.0 | 0.4.0 | 1010.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 3KB | 20KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •drawing_api leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics has the most downloads (973.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ poglgame has not been updated in over a year.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics, poglgame are pre-1.0 — API may change.