Decision Workspace
ariel-rs-cli vs mermaid-rs-renderer vs mmdflux
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
ariel-rs-cli
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast Mermaid diagram CLI — arielc is a drop-in replacement for mmdc
60
mermaid-rs-renderer
experimentalv0.3.1
Fast Mermaid diagram renderer in pure Rust - 23 diagram types, 100-1400x faster than mermaid-cli
54
mmdflux
experimentalv2.6.0
Render Mermaid diagrams as Unicode text, ASCII, SVG, and MMDS JSON.
Core Metrics
| ariel-rs-cli | mermaid-rs-renderer | mmdflux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 26.8K | 2.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 307 | 3 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 7d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 1m | 5m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
ariel-rs-cli
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
mermaid-rs-renderer
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mmdflux
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ariel-rs-cli | mermaid-rs-renderer | mmdflux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.1 | 2.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 552KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-rs-renderer leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer is depended on by 307 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ariel-rs-cli, mermaid-rs-renderer are pre-1.0 — API may change.