Decision Workspace
astral vs astral-cli vs starfield
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
astral
growingv0.3.1
High level astronomy library.
39
astral-cli
growingv0.3.2
Astronomy toolkit for finding the position of the Sun, Moon, planets and other celestial bodies at a place and time.
52
starfield
growingv0.12.5
Astronomical data reduction toolkit with star catalogs, coordinate systems, and star finding algorithms (inspired by skyfield)
Core Metrics
| astral | astral-cli | starfield | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 39 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 8.6K | 8.9K | 6.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 3110d ago | 3110d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 8y 7m | 8y 7m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
astral
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
astral-cli
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
starfield
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| astral | astral-cli | starfield | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.3.2 | 0.12.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 4KB | 462KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •starfield leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •astral-cli has the most downloads (8.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ astral, astral-cli have not been updated in over a year.