Decision Workspace
vulkano vs vulkano-shaders vs vulkano-win
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
vulkano
growingv0.35.2
Safe wrapper for the Vulkan graphics API
59
vulkano-shaders
growingv0.35.0
Macro for generating Rust code from shaders
58
vulkano-win
growingv0.34.0
Link between vulkano and winit
Core Metrics
| vulkano | vulkano-shaders | vulkano-win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M | 488.7K | 350.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 127.4K | 12.9K | 5.7K |
| Dependents | 781 | 457 | 284 |
| Releases | 64 | 56 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 223d ago | 414d ago | 884d ago |
| Age | 9y 11m | 9y 11m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
vulkano
Maintenance
10
Quality
7
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
vulkano-shaders
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
vulkano-win
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| vulkano | vulkano-shaders | vulkano-win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.35.2 | 0.35.0 | 0.34.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 1.0MB | 66KB | 9KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 12.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 5 (team) | 5 (team) | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •vulkano-shaders leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vulkano has the most downloads (1.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •vulkano is depended on by 781 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ vulkano-shaders, vulkano-win have not been updated in over a year.