Decision Workspace
elements_rs vs molecular-formulas vs periodic-table-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
elements_rs
experimentalv0.2.0
A comprehensive library for chemical elements and their isotopes with rich metadata
46
molecular-formulas
experimentalv0.1.6
A Rust crate for parsing, manipulating, and analyzing molecular formulas.
38
periodic-table-rs
growingv0.1.2
A chemistry library written in Rust.
Core Metrics
| elements_rs | molecular-formulas | periodic-table-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 976 | 220 | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 443 | 103 | 5 |
| Dependents | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 6d ago | 1190d ago |
| Age | 4m | 2m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
elements_rs
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
molecular-formulas
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
periodic-table-rs
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| elements_rs | molecular-formulas | periodic-table-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 200KB | 48KB | 108KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •elements_rs leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •periodic-table-rs has the most downloads (4.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ periodic-table-rs has not been updated in over a year.