Decision Workspace
vulkan-sys vs ash vs vulkano-shaders
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
vulkan-sys
growingv0.1.1
rust bindings to vulkan
60
ash
growingv0.38.0+1.3.281
Vulkan bindings for Rust
59
vulkano-shaders
growingv0.35.0
Macro for generating Rust code from shaders
Core Metrics
| vulkan-sys | ash | vulkano-shaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 6.5K | 20.0M | 488.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 26 | 1.8M | 12.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.0K | 457 |
| Releases | 4 | 72 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 2501d ago | 725d ago | 414d ago |
| Age | 6y 10m | 9y 3m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
vulkan-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
ash
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
vulkano-shaders
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| vulkan-sys | ash | vulkano-shaders | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.38.0+1.3.281 | 0.35.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 52KB | 458KB | 66KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.4% | 5.4% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.69.0 | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ash leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ash is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vulkan-sys, ash, vulkano-shaders have not been updated in over a year.