Decision Workspace
shader-reflect vs spirvcross vs spirv-layout
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
shader-reflect
growingv0.2.9
SPIR-V/GLSL/HLSL shader interface reflection to JSON. (CLI)
39
spirvcross
growingv0.1.2
Bindings to SPIRV-Cross API
34
spirv-layout
growingv0.4.0
SPIRV reflection utility for deriving Vulkan DescriptorSetLayouts
Core Metrics
| shader-reflect | spirvcross | spirv-layout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 39 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 9.7K | 5.6K | 11.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 21 | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 629d ago | 847d ago | 1519d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 2y 8m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
shader-reflect
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
spirvcross
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
spirv-layout
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| shader-reflect | spirvcross | spirv-layout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.9 | 0.1.2 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 1.7MB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 44.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shader-reflect leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spirv-layout has the most downloads (11.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ shader-reflect, spirvcross, spirv-layout have not been updated in over a year.