Decision Workspace
voxel-light vs transvoxel vs soft-edge
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
voxel-light
experimentalv0.1.0
Generic 3D BFS light propagation with two-phase removal for voxel engines
45
transvoxel
growingv2.0.0
Implementation of Eric Lengyel's Transvoxel Algorithm
43
soft-edge
growingv0.2.3
efficient bithackery for making 3D collision meshes out of grids and stacked tile maps
Core Metrics
| voxel-light | transvoxel | soft-edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 9 | 16.4K | 6.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 195d ago | 1635d ago |
| Age | 20d | 5y | 4y 6m |
Health Breakdown
voxel-light
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
transvoxel
Maintenance
8
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
soft-edge
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| voxel-light | transvoxel | soft-edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 239KB | 23KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •voxel-light leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •transvoxel has the most downloads (16.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ soft-edge has not been updated in over a year.
- •voxel-light, soft-edge are pre-1.0 — API may change.