Decision Workspace
wavefront_loader vs mash vs tobj
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
wavefront_loader
experimentalv0.2.3
A loader/exporter into wavefront for debugging and visualizing geometry algorithms.
44
mash
growingv1.0.1
A 3D mesh loading/manipulation library
63
tobj
growingv4.0.3
A lightweight OBJ loader in the spirit of tinyobjloader
Core Metrics
| wavefront_loader | mash | tobj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 44 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 8.9K | 8.0K | 1.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.4K | 7 | 125.6K |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 788 |
| Releases | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 99d ago | 1868d ago | 431d ago |
| Age | 10m | 8y 9m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
wavefront_loader
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
mash
Maintenance
3
Quality
22
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
tobj
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wavefront_loader | mash | tobj | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.0.1 | 4.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 270KB | 14KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tobj leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tobj is depended on by 788 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mash, tobj have not been updated in over a year.
- •wavefront_loader is pre-1.0 — API may change.