Decision Workspace
designguard vs kiparse vs pcb-toolkit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
designguard
experimentalv0.1.1
KiCad schematic and PCB validation library
35
kiparse
experimentalv0.1.0
A practical KiCad file format parser for PCB layer extraction and symbol parsing
48
pcb-toolkit
experimentalv0.1.5
PCB design calculator library — impedance, current capacity, via properties, and more
Core Metrics
| designguard | kiparse | pcb-toolkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 35 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 61 | 587 | 26 |
| 30d Downloads | 19 | 4 | 26 |
| Dependents | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 47d ago | 300d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 1m | 10m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
designguard
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
kiparse
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
pcb-toolkit
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| designguard | kiparse | pcb-toolkit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 169KB | 2.1MB | 41KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pcb-toolkit leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kiparse has the most downloads (587), suggesting wider adoption.