Decision Workspace
sdl3-sys vs sdl2 vs sdl2-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
sdl3-sys
growingv0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2
Low level Rust bindings for SDL 3
64
sdl2
growingv0.38.0
SDL2 bindings for Rust
56
sdl2-sys
growingv0.38.0
Raw SDL2 bindings for Rust, used internally rust-sdl2
Core Metrics
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | sdl2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 64 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 117.3K | 3.8M | 3.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.1K | 405.4K | 406.1K |
| Dependents | 156 | 2.3K | 287 |
| Releases | 44 | 98 | 59 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 258d ago | 258d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 11y 4m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sdl3-sys
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
sdl2
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
sdl2-sys
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| sdl3-sys | sdl2 | sdl2-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1+SDL-3.4.2 | 0.38.0 | 0.38.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Zlib | MIT | MIT AND Zlib |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 607KB | 203KB | 8.4MB |
| Features | 38 | 14 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 6.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2015 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sdl3-sys leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sdl2 has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •sdl2 is depended on by 2.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.