Decision Workspace
sdl3-sys vs sdl2 vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
63
sdl2
growingv0.38.0
SDL2 bindings for Rust
61
miniquad
growingv0.4.10
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 148.9K | 4.4M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 14.7K | 226.4K | 60.5K |
| Dependents | 189 | 2.4K | 288 |
| Releases | 48 | 98 | 140 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 317d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 11y 6m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
sdl2
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
miniquad
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.5+SDL-3.4.8 | 0.38.0 | 0.4.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 609KB | 203KB | 207KB |
| Features | 63 | 14 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 8.3% | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| 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 (4.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sdl2 is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.