Decision Workspace
raylib vs raylib-sys vs raylib-light
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
raylib
growingv5.5.1
Safe Rust bindings for Raylib.
54
raylib-sys
growingv5.5.1
Raw FFI bindings for Raylib
49
raylib-light
growingv0.0.4
raylib bindings
Core Metrics
| raylib | raylib-sys | raylib-light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 54 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 224.6K | 224.5K | 3.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 12.4K | 12.4K | 7 |
| Dependents | 112 | 14 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 362d ago | 362d ago | 536d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 2m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
raylib
Maintenance
5
Quality
22
Community
16
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
raylib-sys
Maintenance
5
Quality
19
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
raylib-light
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| raylib | raylib-sys | raylib-light | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.5.1 | 5.5.1 | 0.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | Zlib | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 76KB | 5.3MB | 20KB |
| Features | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •raylib leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •raylib is depended on by 112 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ raylib-light has not been updated in over a year.
- •raylib-light is pre-1.0 — API may change.