Decision Workspace
wavefront_obj vs tobj vs obj-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
wavefront_obj
growingv11.0.0
A parser for the Wavefront .obj file format.
63
tobj
growingv4.0.3
A lightweight OBJ loader in the spirit of tinyobjloader
53
obj-rs
growingv0.7.4
Wavefront obj parser for Rust. It handles both 'obj' and 'mtl' formats.
Core Metrics
| wavefront_obj | tobj | obj-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 63 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8M | 1.7M | 703.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 248.8K | 125.6K | 4.3K |
| Dependents | 189 | 788 | 128 |
| Releases | 20 | 41 | 44 |
| Last Updated | 443d ago | 431d ago | 545d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 10y 11m | 11y 3m |
Health Breakdown
wavefront_obj
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
tobj
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
obj-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| wavefront_obj | tobj | obj-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 11.0.0 | 4.0.3 | 0.7.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 28KB | 773KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 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.
- •wavefront_obj has the most downloads (3.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tobj is depended on by 788 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wavefront_obj, tobj, obj-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •obj-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.