Decision Workspace
reflow_shader vs reflow_sdf vs shader-sense
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
reflow_shader
experimentalv0.2.1
Shader graph IR and WGSL material code generation for Reflow.
50
reflow_sdf
experimentalv0.2.1
SDF IR, primitives, operations, and WGSL code generation for Reflow procedural rendering.
60
shader-sense
stablev1.4.1
Library for runtime shader validation and symbol inspection
Core Metrics
| reflow_shader | reflow_sdf | shader-sense | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 50 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 154 | 155 | 10.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 4 | 4 | 35 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 78d ago | 78d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 2m | 2m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
reflow_shader
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
reflow_sdf
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
shader-sense
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| reflow_shader | reflow_sdf | shader-sense | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.2.1 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 26KB | 147KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •shader-sense leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •reflow_shader, reflow_sdf are pre-1.0 — API may change.