Decision Workspace
speedy2d vs xgl vs miniquad
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
speedy2d
stablev3.0.0
Hardware-accelerated drawing of shapes, images, and text, with an easy to use API. Speedy2D aims to be the simplest Rust API for creating a window, rendering graphics, and handling input.
53
xgl
experimentalv0.2.2
Unified minimalist OpenGL 3.3 & WebGL abstractions.
51
miniquad
growingv0.4.8
Cross-platform window context and rendering library.
Core Metrics
| speedy2d | xgl | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 97.5K | 1.2K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.0K | 186 | 58.9K |
| Dependents | 18 | 2 | 286 |
| Releases | 26 | 5 | 138 |
| Last Updated | 89d ago | 45d ago | 372d ago |
| Age | 5y | 4m | 6y 2m |
Health Breakdown
speedy2d
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
xgl
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
miniquad
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| speedy2d | xgl | miniquad | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.4.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 19 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 902KB | 45KB | 196KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •speedy2d leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •miniquad has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •miniquad is depended on by 286 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ miniquad has not been updated in over a year.
- •xgl, miniquad are pre-1.0 — API may change.