Decision Workspace
sdl3-sys vs sdl2 vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.7+SDL-3.4.12
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
62
sdl2
growingv0.38.0
SDL2 bindings for Rust
59
miniquad
growingv0.4.11
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 62 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 184.4K | 4.7M | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 11.8K | 138.7K | 54.6K |
| Dependents | 216 | 2.5K | 290 |
| Releases | 50 | 98 | 141 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 366d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 11y 7m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
sdl2
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
miniquad
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.7+SDL-3.4.12 | 0.38.0 | 0.4.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 611KB | 203KB | 207KB |
| Features | 63 | 14 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 8.0% | 1.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2015 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdl3-sys leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl2 has the most downloads (4.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sdl2 is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sdl2 has not been updated in over a year.