Decision Workspace
fakit vs seqtk-rs vs seq_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
fakit
growingv0.4.0
fakit: a simple program for fasta file manipulation
41
seqtk-rs
experimentalv0.2.0
This is a sequence processing tool written in Rust for manipulating FASTA/FASTQ files. Pure rust version of seqtk.
49
seq_io
growingv0.3.4
Fast FASTA and FASTQ readers
Core Metrics
| fakit | seqtk-rs | seq_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 41 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 27.5K | 869 | 96.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 5 | 4.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 263 |
| Releases | 24 | 2 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 251d ago | 249d ago | 378d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 8m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
fakit
Maintenance
10
Quality
6
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
seqtk-rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
seq_io
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| fakit | seqtk-rs | seq_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 17 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 63KB | 30KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 41.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | 1.61.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •seq_io leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •seq_io is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ seq_io has not been updated in over a year.