Decision Workspace
wgpu-shapes vs wgpu_canvas vs imgui-wgpu
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
wgpu-shapes
growingv0.2.1
simple shape renderer for wgpu
66
wgpu_canvas
stablev5.0.6
A 2D WGPU renderer API for drawing text, shapes, and images with Rust.
63
imgui-wgpu
growingv0.28.0
A wgpu render backend for imgui-rs.
Core Metrics
| wgpu-shapes | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 66 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 13.7K | 119.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 406 | 1.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 51 | 50 |
| Releases | 3 | 27 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 963d ago | 25d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 1y 1m | 6y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wgpu-shapes
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
wgpu_canvas
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
imgui-wgpu
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| wgpu-shapes | wgpu_canvas | imgui-wgpu | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 5.0.6 | 0.28.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 97KB | 31KB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •wgpu_canvas leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •imgui-wgpu has the most downloads (119.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ wgpu-shapes has not been updated in over a year.
- •wgpu-shapes, imgui-wgpu are pre-1.0 — API may change.