Decision Workspace
shade_runner vs damascene-vulkano vs pilka_ash
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
shade_runner
growingv0.3.0
Allows runtime hot loading of shaders for vulkano
50
damascene-vulkano
experimentalv0.5.0
Damascene — Vulkan backend via vulkano + naga WGSL→SPIR-V (native only)
44
pilka_ash
growingv0.7.11
Homebrew and probably-not-so-great vulkan renderer
Core Metrics
| shade_runner | damascene-vulkano | pilka_ash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 50 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 195 | 26.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| Releases | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 2442d ago | 5d ago | 1360d ago |
| Age | 7y 1m | 1m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
shade_runner
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
damascene-vulkano
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
pilka_ash
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| shade_runner | damascene-vulkano | pilka_ash | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.7.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 85KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •damascene-vulkano leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pilka_ash has the most downloads (26.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shade_runner, pilka_ash have not been updated in over a year.