Decision Workspace
sdl3 vs rusty_engine vs diligent
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
sdl3
growingv0.18.4
Bindings to SDL3, a cross-platform library to abstract the platform-specific details for building applications.
50
rusty_engine
stablev7.0.0
Learn Rust with a simple, cross-platform, 2D game engine.
46
diligent
growingv0.2.0
A port of the Diligent Engine to Rust
Core Metrics
| sdl3 | rusty_engine | diligent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 137.6K | 79.9K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 8.8K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 211 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 88 | 39 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 106d ago | 134d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 6y 2m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
sdl3
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
rusty_engine
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
diligent
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| sdl3 | rusty_engine | diligent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.4 | 7.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 17 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 894KB | 83KB | 85KB |
| Features | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 10.3% | 75.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdl3 leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl3 is depended on by 211 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •sdl3, diligent are pre-1.0 — API may change.