Decision Workspace
fastax vs phylotree vs light_phylogeny
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
fastax
growingv1.5.0
Make phylogenetic trees and lineages from the NCBI Taxonomy database
45
phylotree
growingv0.1.3
A crate to deal with phylogenetic trees and distance matrices
52
light_phylogeny
stablev2.8.6
Methods and functions for phylogeny.
Core Metrics
| fastax | phylotree | light_phylogeny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 45 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9K | 9.3K | 146.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 257 | 211 |
| Dependents | 0 | 45 | 159 |
| Releases | 7 | 4 | 116 |
| Last Updated | 1104d ago | 471d ago | 154d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 2y 10m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
fastax
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
phylotree
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
light_phylogeny
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| fastax | phylotree | light_phylogeny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.5.0 | 0.1.3 | 2.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 | CECILL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 21 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 90KB | 3.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •light_phylogeny leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •light_phylogeny is depended on by 159 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fastax, phylotree have not been updated in over a year.
- •phylotree is pre-1.0 — API may change.