Decision Workspace
rg3d-physics vs collide vs heron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
rg3d-physics
growingv0.8.0
Physics library for rg3d-engine.
55
collide
growingv0.7.0
Simple extensible collision management
54
heron
growingv5.0.2
An ergonomic physics API for 2d and 3d bevy games. (powered by rapier)
Core Metrics
| rg3d-physics | collide | heron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 13.5K | 5.7K | 110.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 185 | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 12 | 34 | 7 |
| Releases | 10 | 11 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1992d ago | 6d ago | 1229d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 4y 10m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
rg3d-physics
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
collide
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
heron
Maintenance
8
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rg3d-physics | collide | heron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.7.0 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 5KB | 33KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.1% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •collide leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •heron has the most downloads (110.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rg3d-physics, heron have not been updated in over a year.
- •rg3d-physics, collide are pre-1.0 — API may change.