Decision Workspace
piston3d-gfx_voxel vs piston2d-gfx_graphics vs wavefront_obj
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
piston3d-gfx_voxel
growingv0.27.0
A voxel rendering library on top of Gfx
56
piston2d-gfx_graphics
growingv0.82.0
A Gfx 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
55
wavefront_obj
growingv11.0.0
A parser for the Wavefront .obj file format.
Core Metrics
| piston3d-gfx_voxel | piston2d-gfx_graphics | wavefront_obj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 123.7K | 1.5M | 4.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 18.1K | 258.0K |
| Dependents | 31 | 233 | 192 |
| Releases | 29 | 91 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 2685d ago | 169d ago | 502d ago |
| Age | 11y | 11y | 11y 4m |
Health Breakdown
piston3d-gfx_voxel
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
piston2d-gfx_graphics
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
wavefront_obj
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| piston3d-gfx_voxel | piston2d-gfx_graphics | wavefront_obj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.0 | 0.82.0 | 11.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 31KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •piston2d-gfx_graphics leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wavefront_obj has the most downloads (4.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston2d-gfx_graphics is depended on by 233 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ piston3d-gfx_voxel, wavefront_obj have not been updated in over a year.
- •piston3d-gfx_voxel, piston2d-gfx_graphics are pre-1.0 — API may change.