Decision Workspace
basechem vs elements_rs vs kimiya
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
basechem
growingv0.1.0
Minimalistic crate of base types for chemistry
55
elements_rs
experimentalv0.2.0
A comprehensive library for chemical elements and their isotopes with rich metadata
54
kimiya
experimentalv1.0.0
Kimiya — chemistry engine for elements, molecules, reactions, kinetics, and thermochemistry
Core Metrics
| basechem | elements_rs | kimiya | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 55 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.9K | 976 | 38 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 436 | 38 |
| Dependents | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2316d ago | 6d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 4m | 2d |
Health Breakdown
basechem
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
elements_rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
kimiya
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| basechem | elements_rs | kimiya | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 200KB | 85KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.89 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •elements_rs leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •basechem has the most downloads (1.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ basechem has not been updated in over a year.
- •basechem, elements_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.