Decision Workspace
diagramer vs pikru vs mermaid-rs-renderer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
diagramer
growingv0.1.0
A sequence diagram generator service
63
pikru
experimentalv1.2.1
A pure Rust implementation of pikchr, a PIC-like diagram markup language that generates SVG
60
mermaid-rs-renderer
experimentalv0.2.2
Fast Mermaid diagram renderer in pure Rust - 23 diagram types, 100-1400x faster than mermaid-cli
Core Metrics
| diagramer | pikru | mermaid-rs-renderer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 924 | 13.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 263 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 1193d ago | 7d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
diagramer
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
pikru
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
mermaid-rs-renderer
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| diagramer | pikru | mermaid-rs-renderer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.2.1 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 12 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 176KB | 308KB |
| Features | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pikru leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer has the most downloads (13.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ diagramer has not been updated in over a year.
- •diagramer, mermaid-rs-renderer are pre-1.0 — API may change.