Decision Workspace
datahugger vs refman vs rustyhdf5-format
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
datahugger
experimentalv0.5.3
Tool for fetching data and metadata from DOI or URL.
49
refman
growingv1.3.4
A command-line manager for bespoke reference datasets used in bioinformatic analyses
49
rustyhdf5-format
experimentalv1.93.0
Pure-Rust HDF5 binary format parsing and writing — no C dependencies
Core Metrics
| datahugger | refman | rustyhdf5-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 49 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 112 | 4.8K | 165 |
| 30d Downloads | 61 | 10 | 140 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 344d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 2m | 1y | 1m |
Health Breakdown
datahugger
Maintenance
16
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
refman
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
rustyhdf5-format
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| datahugger | refman | rustyhdf5-format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 1.3.4 | 1.93.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 28 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 61KB | 80KB | 167KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •refman leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •datahugger is pre-1.0 — API may change.