Decision Workspace
fontdb vs wgpu_glyph vs rusttype
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
fontdb
growingv0.23.0
A simple, in-memory font database with CSS-like queries.
56
wgpu_glyph
growingv0.28.0
A fast text renderer for wgpu, powered by glyph_brush
55
rusttype
growingv0.9.3
A pure Rust alternative to libraries like FreeType. RustType provides an API for loading, querying and rasterising TrueType fonts. It also provides an implementation of a dynamic GPU glyph cache for hardware font rendering.
Core Metrics
| fontdb | wgpu_glyph | rusttype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 56 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 24.8M | 963.5K | 16.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1M | 16.4K | 310.8K |
| Dependents | 1.6K | 124 | 2.2K |
| Releases | 38 | 30 | 40 |
| Last Updated | 642d ago | 123d ago | 1349d ago |
| Age | 6y | 7y 2m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
fontdb
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
wgpu_glyph
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
rusttype
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| fontdb | wgpu_glyph | rusttype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 | 0.28.0 | 0.9.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT / Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 108KB | 90KB | 31KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.60 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fontdb leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rusttype is depended on by 2.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fontdb, rusttype have not been updated in over a year.