Decision Workspace
dacite-winit vs glfw vs ash-window
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
dacite-winit
growingv0.7.0
Interoperability library for dacite and winit for easy Vulkan surface creation
65
glfw
growingv0.62.0
GLFW3 bindings and idiomatic wrapper for Rust.
54
ash-window
growingv0.13.0
Interop library between ash and raw-window-handle
Core Metrics
| dacite-winit | glfw | ash-window | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 65 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 11.9K | 903.1K | 1.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 10.7K | 35.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.0K | 519 |
| Releases | 7 | 77 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 3219d ago | 110d ago | 833d ago |
| Age | 9y 1m | 11y 5m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
dacite-winit
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
glfw
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
ash-window
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dacite-winit | glfw | ash-window | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.62.0 | 0.13.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 132KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | 1.69.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •glfw leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ash-window has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •glfw is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dacite-winit, ash-window have not been updated in over a year.