Decision Workspace
brahe vs rsofa vs rastro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
brahe
stablev1.5.2
Brahe is a modern satellite dynamics library for research and engineering applications designed to be easy-to-learn, high-performance, and quick-to-deploy. The north-star of the development is enabling users to solve meaningful problems and answer questions quickly, easily, and correctly.
43
rsofa
growingv0.5.0
Rust bindings of IAU SOFA C Library
39
rastro
growingv0.1.8
A modern space dynamics library for research and engineering applications. Designed to be high performance, easy to learn, and fast to code, and ready for flight.
Core Metrics
| brahe | rsofa | rastro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 43 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 33.7K | 12.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Releases | 26 | 10 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 887d ago | 1609d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 5y 11m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
brahe
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rsofa
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
rastro
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brahe | rsofa | rastro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.2 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7.6MB | 348KB | 4.5MB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brahe leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rsofa has the most downloads (33.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ rsofa, rastro have not been updated in over a year.
- •rsofa, rastro are pre-1.0 — API may change.