Decision Workspace
biometal vs bed-reader vs microBioRust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
biometal
growingv1.10.0
ARM-native bioinformatics library with streaming architecture and evidence-based optimization
61
bed-reader
stablev1.1.1
Read and write the PLINK BED format, simply and efficiently.
59
microBioRust
growingv0.1.4
Microbiology friendly bioinformatics Rust functions
Core Metrics
| biometal | bed-reader | microBioRust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 61 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 206 | 52.4K | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Releases | 5 | 35 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 241d ago | 38d ago | 42d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4y 1m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
biometal
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
bed-reader
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
microBioRust
Maintenance
17
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| biometal | bed-reader | microBioRust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 21 | 25 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 641KB | 169KB | 57KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bed-reader leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •microBioRust is pre-1.0 — API may change.