Decision Workspace
apod vs scix-client vs rust-spice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
apod
growingv1.2.1
Pulls the Astronomy Photo of (the) Day from the official NASA API and optionally sets it as your wallpaper
47
scix-client
experimentalv0.3.1
Rust client for the SciX (NASA ADS) API — library, CLI, and MCP server
45
rust-spice
growingv0.7.8
WOW! The complete NASA/NAIF Spice toolkit is actually usable on Rust.
Core Metrics
| apod | scix-client | rust-spice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 47 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 63 | 59.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 63 | 690 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 390d ago | 22d ago | 830d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 28d | 4y 12m |
Health Breakdown
apod
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
scix-client
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
rust-spice
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| apod | scix-client | rust-spice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.1 | 0.3.1 | 0.7.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 54KB | 1.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scix-client leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-spice has the most downloads (59.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ apod, rust-spice have not been updated in over a year.
- •scix-client, rust-spice are pre-1.0 — API may change.