Decision Workspace
bibparser vs biblatex vs oak-tex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
bibparser
growingv0.4.0
A parser for .bib files
58
biblatex
growingv0.11.0
Parsing, writing, and evaluating BibTeX and BibLaTeX files
59
oak-tex
experimentalv0.0.10
TeX/LaTeX document preparation system parser with support for typesetting commands and macros.
Core Metrics
| bibparser | biblatex | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 58 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 1.1M | 297 |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 218.5K | 67 |
| Dependents | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 19 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1351d ago | 183d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 5y 6m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
bibparser
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
biblatex
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
oak-tex
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bibparser | biblatex | oak-tex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.11.0 | 0.0.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 98KB | 37KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •oak-tex leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •biblatex has the most downloads (1.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •biblatex is depended on by 213 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bibparser has not been updated in over a year.