Decision Workspace
r_tracer vs blue_engine vs spz
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
r_tracer
growingv1.0.4
A multithreaded, feature-rich ray tracer
60
blue_engine
growingv0.10.0
General-Purpose, Easy-to-use, Fast, and Portable graphics engine
50
spz
experimentalv0.0.6
SPZ file format handling for Rust, and CLI tooling.
Core Metrics
| r_tracer | blue_engine | spz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4K | 128.3K | 717 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 260 | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 106 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 985d ago | 110d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 5y 1m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
r_tracer
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
blue_engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
spz
Maintenance
20
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| r_tracer | blue_engine | spz | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 0.10.0 | 0.0.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 44KB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •blue_engine leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ r_tracer has not been updated in over a year.
- •blue_engine, spz are pre-1.0 — API may change.