Decision Workspace
rgpu-vk vs ash_renderer vs vulkano-shaders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rgpu-vk
experimentalv0.1.0
Personal Vulkan RAII wrappers (ash-based); not intended for general use
48
ash_renderer
experimentalv0.4.30
Vulkan renderer in Rust using ASH - ECS-free, pure rendering engine
59
vulkano-shaders
growingv0.35.0
Macro for generating Rust code from shaders
Core Metrics
| rgpu-vk | ash_renderer | vulkano-shaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 48 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 973 | 488.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 70 | 12.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 457 |
| Releases | 1 | 30 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 86d ago | 414d ago |
| Age | 29d | 3m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rgpu-vk
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
ash_renderer
Maintenance
15
Quality
7
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vulkano-shaders
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rgpu-vk | ash_renderer | vulkano-shaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.4.30 | 0.35.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 46KB | 296KB | 66KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 100.0% | 5.4% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •vulkano-shaders leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vulkano-shaders is depended on by 457 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vulkano-shaders has not been updated in over a year.