Decision Workspace
swsurface vs slint vs wgpu-types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
swsurface
growingv0.1.4
Software-rendered surface for winit
76
slint
stablev1.15.1
GUI toolkit to efficiently develop fluid graphical user interfaces for embedded devices and desktop applications
75
wgpu-types
stablev29.0.1
Common types and utilities for wgpu, the cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API
Core Metrics
| swsurface | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 76 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 7.8K | 938.6K | 19.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 59.2K | 1.8M |
| Dependents | 0 | 324 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 5 | 46 | 35 |
| Last Updated | 2255d ago | 43d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 4y 1m | 5y 11m |
Health Breakdown
swsurface
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
slint
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
wgpu-types
Maintenance
21
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| swsurface | slint | wgpu-types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.15.1 | 29.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Slint-Royalty-free-2.0 OR LicenseRef-Slint-Software-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 21 | 27 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 130KB | 97KB | 128KB |
| Features | 0 | 39 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •slint leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •wgpu-types has the most downloads (19.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •wgpu-types is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ swsurface has not been updated in over a year.
- •swsurface is pre-1.0 — API may change.