Decision Workspace
simple-grid vs block-grid vs garray2d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
simple-grid
growingv2.2.1
A simple 2d-grid structure
48
block-grid
growingv1.0.0
A quick, cache-conscious, tiled 2D array.
48
garray2d
experimentalv0.4.1
Game development focused 2d array with signed index and offset support.
Core Metrics
| simple-grid | block-grid | garray2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 17.5K | 10.1K | 3.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 145 | 80 | 12 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 845d ago | 411d ago | 52d ago |
| Age | 5y 3m | 5y 4m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
simple-grid
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
block-grid
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
garray2d
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| simple-grid | block-grid | garray2d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 14KB | 21KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 27.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •block-grid leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-grid has the most downloads (17.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ simple-grid, block-grid have not been updated in over a year.
- •garray2d is pre-1.0 — API may change.