Decision Workspace
excalidraw-image vs mermaid-rs-renderer vs merman-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
excalidraw-image
experimentalv0.2.0
Convert .excalidraw scenes to SVG and PNG. Self-contained, no Node/Bun/Deno runtime required.
60
mermaid-rs-renderer
experimentalv0.3.1
Fast Mermaid diagram renderer in pure Rust - 23 diagram types, 100-1400x faster than mermaid-cli
57
merman-cli
experimentalv0.7.0
CLI to parse/layout/render Mermaid diagrams to SVG/PNG/JPG/PDF/ASCII/Unicode (headless).
Core Metrics
| excalidraw-image | mermaid-rs-renderer | merman-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 60 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 69 | 26.8K | 547 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 307 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 7d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 5m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
excalidraw-image
Maintenance
9
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
mermaid-rs-renderer
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
merman-cli
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| excalidraw-image | mermaid-rs-renderer | merman-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.1 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 13 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 552KB | 48KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-rs-renderer leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer is depended on by 307 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.