Decision Workspace
rust_on_rails vs wgpu_canvas vs tgui
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
rust_on_rails
growingv4.0.2
Ergonomic Rust layer for simplifying native and web app development with minimal boilerplate.
65
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.8
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
40
tgui
experimentalv0.1.8
A modern, GPU-accelerated Rust GUI framework with MVVM, Taffy layout, and wgpu rendering.
Core Metrics
| rust_on_rails | wgpu_canvas | tgui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 65 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 14.5K | 186 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 55 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 28 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 376d ago | 54d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 1y 3m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
rust_on_rails
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
tgui
Maintenance
13
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rust_on_rails | wgpu_canvas | tgui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.2 | 5.0.8 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 5 | 51 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 31KB | 329KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ rust_on_rails has not been updated in over a year.
- •tgui is pre-1.0 — API may change.