Decision Workspace
sierra vs skia-safe vs glfw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
sierra
growingv0.6.0
Vulkan-lite graphics API
72
skia-safe
growingv0.93.1
Safe Skia Bindings for Rust
71
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
Core Metrics
| sierra | skia-safe | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 2.4M | 838.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 48 | 128.3K | 24.8K |
| Dependents | 2 | 567 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 11 | 96 | 77 |
| Last Updated | 1173d ago | 32d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 12m | 6y 7m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
sierra
Maintenance
4
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
skia-safe
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
glfw
Maintenance
20
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sierra | skia-safe | glfw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.93.1 | 0.62.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 29 | 28 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 127KB | 480KB | 132KB |
| Features | 6 | 27 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 18.2% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •skia-safe leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •glfw is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sierra has not been updated in over a year.