Decision Workspace
termray vs nobiscuit-engine vs dracon-terminal-engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
termray
experimentalv0.3.0
Generic TUI raycasting engine — grid maps, DDA walls, floors/ceilings, sprites
47
nobiscuit-engine
experimentalv0.1.0
Pure raycasting engine for TUI 3D rendering — no external dependencies
47
dracon-terminal-engine
experimentalv1.1.17
A next-generation terminal compositor engine for Rust. Z-indexed layers, TrueColor, SGR mouse, Kitty keyboard, and drop-in Ratatui support.
Core Metrics
| termray | nobiscuit-engine | dracon-terminal-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 47 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 78 | 30 | 477 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 40d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 11d |
Health Breakdown
termray
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
nobiscuit-engine
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
dracon-terminal-engine
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| termray | nobiscuit-engine | dracon-terminal-engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.1.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 11KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.82.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nobiscuit-engine leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dracon-terminal-engine has the most downloads (477), suggesting wider adoption.
- •termray, nobiscuit-engine are pre-1.0 — API may change.