Decision Workspace
shade vs drawing_api vs piston2d-opengl_graphics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
shade
growingv0.0.4
Another graphics library
59
drawing_api
experimentalv1010.0.0
API for 2D graphics library
57
piston2d-opengl_graphics
growingv0.89.0
An OpenGL 2D back-end for the Piston game engine
Core Metrics
| shade | drawing_api | piston2d-opengl_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 405 | 973.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 110 | 12.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 11 | 382 |
| Releases | 4 | 12 | 105 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 31d ago | 295d ago |
| Age | 8y | 4m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
shade
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
drawing_api
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
piston2d-opengl_graphics
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| shade | drawing_api | piston2d-opengl_graphics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 1010.0.0 | 0.89.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 1 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 6.8MB | 20KB | 42KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •drawing_api leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics has the most downloads (973.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •piston2d-opengl_graphics is depended on by 382 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •shade, piston2d-opengl_graphics are pre-1.0 — API may change.