Crates / Compare / glam vs bevy
Rust crates side by side · data Oct 27, 2026
glam vs bevy
Short answerBy steady daily use, glam is bigger: 614,080 real downloads a day against 19,735 for bevy (31.1x). 1,525 crates depend on glam and 2,157 on bevy. glam last shipped 18 days ago, bevy 19 days ago.
glam
Widely usedWidely used and steady.
1,525 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
A simple and fast 3D math library for games and graphics
bevy
Widely usedWidely used and gaining.
2,157 crates depend on it; downloads don't spike on releases.
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine and app framework
glambevy · 100% = that crate's normal quiet day, so a spike to 300% is triple its usual traffic
Every number, side by side
| Same window, same method | glam | bevy |
|---|---|---|
| Real downloads a day | 614,080 | 19,735 |
| Crates that depend on it | 1,525 | 2,157 |
| Last release | 0.34.1, 18 days ago | 0.20.0, 19 days ago |
| Trend vs the field | +7% | +20% |
| Release-window share | 25.6% | 9.8% |
| Downloads in the window | 57,348,867 | 1,838,679 |
| All-time downloads | 169,395,514 | 8,366,244 |
| Versions published | 99 | 66 |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.97.1 |
| First published | May 22, 2019 | Jan 18, 2020 |
Which to pick
- Downloads tell you what is common, not what fits. Each crate's own description above says what it is for; when the jobs differ, pick by the job.
- When both fit, prefer the one more crates depend on (bevy, 2,157 dependents): more eyes, more answered questions, and you may already have it in your tree.
- Check the release dates against your own pace: glam 18 days ago, bevy 19 days ago.
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Method
Real downloads = the median day with no release that day or the day before, from the crates.io API (Jul 27, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026). Raw crates.io counts include CI and bots and run high (why); the method is from our 90-day study.
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