Decision Workspace
tess2-rust vs lyon vs lyon_tessellation
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
tess2-rust
experimentalv1.1.4
Pure Rust port of libtess2 — complete SGI polygon tessellation pipeline with winding rules, self-intersections, and multiple output modes
65
lyon
stablev1.0.19
2D Graphics rendering on the GPU using tessellation.
65
lyon_tessellation
stablev1.0.20
A low level path tessellation library.
Core Metrics
| tess2-rust | lyon | lyon_tessellation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 65 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 722 | 4.1M | 4.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 306.8K | 325.7K |
| Dependents | 3 | 682 | 492 |
| Releases | 9 | 63 | 82 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 78d ago | 65d ago |
| Age | 3m | 9y 12m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
tess2-rust
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
lyon
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
lyon_tessellation
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tess2-rust | lyon | lyon_tessellation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.4 | 1.0.19 | 1.0.20 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 116KB | 5KB | 186KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.9% | 3.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •lyon leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lyon_tessellation has the most downloads (4.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •lyon is depended on by 682 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.