Decision Workspace
sdl2_mixer vs sdl2 vs sdl3-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
sdl2_mixer
growingv0.25.0
SDL2_mixer bindings for Rust
64
sdl2
growingv0.38.0
SDL2 bindings for Rust
64
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
Core Metrics
| sdl2_mixer | sdl2 | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 64 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 81.2K | 3.8M | 117.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 141 | 405.4K | 9.1K |
| Dependents | 20 | 2.3K | 156 |
| Releases | 23 | 98 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 3405d ago | 258d ago | 34d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 11y 4m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sdl2_mixer
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
sdl2
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sdl2_mixer | sdl2 | sdl3-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.25.0 | 0.38.0 | 0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 203KB | 607KB |
| Features | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.0% | 6.8% |
| Edition | — | 2015 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdl2 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl2 is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sdl2_mixer has not been updated in over a year.