Decision Workspace
shadermath vs shader-sense vs shaderc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
shadermath
growingv0.6.0
HLSL inspired mathematics library for Rust
57
shader-sense
stablev1.3.0
Library for runtime shader validation and symbol inspection
56
shaderc
growingv0.10.1
Rust bindings for shaderc
Core Metrics
| shadermath | shader-sense | shaderc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 9.1K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 346 | 136.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 570 |
| Releases | 7 | 19 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 438d ago | 55d ago | 203d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 1y 3m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
shadermath
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
shader-sense
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
shaderc
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| shadermath | shader-sense | shaderc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | non-standard | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 138KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shader-sense leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •shaderc has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •shaderc is depended on by 570 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ shadermath has not been updated in over a year.
- •shadermath, shaderc are pre-1.0 — API may change.