Decision Workspace
chem-parse vs chemical-formula vs opensmiles
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
chem-parse
growingv0.3.0
A parser for simple chemical forumulas.
54
chemical-formula
growingv0.1.1
Chemical formula parser that can handle wt% and nested structure
53
opensmiles
experimentalv0.1.3
A SMILES parser following the OpenSMILES specification
Core Metrics
| chem-parse | chemical-formula | opensmiles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 1.8K | 179 |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 37 | 109 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Releases | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1408d ago | 38d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 3y 12m | 2y 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
chem-parse
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
chemical-formula
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
opensmiles
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| chem-parse | chemical-formula | opensmiles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 23KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chemical-formula leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chem-parse has the most downloads (4.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ chem-parse has not been updated in over a year.