Decision Workspace
bamkit vs bam2seq vs merkurio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
bamkit
growingv0.2.0
bamkit: a simple program for bam file manipulation
38
bam2seq
growingv0.1.2
Extract reads and reconstructed references from a .bam file using CIGAR and MD tags.
47
merkurio
growingv1.0.2
Quick k-mer-based FASTA/FASTQ sequence record extraction, and SAM/BAM record filtering plus file annotation with k-mer tags.
Core Metrics
| bamkit | bam2seq | merkurio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 38 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 4.1K | 553 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1204d ago | 1295d ago | 119d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 3y 6m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
bamkit
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
bam2seq
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
merkurio
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bamkit | bam2seq | merkurio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 1.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 5KB | 5.8MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.65.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merkurio leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bam2seq has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bamkit, bam2seq have not been updated in over a year.
- •bamkit, bam2seq are pre-1.0 — API may change.