Decision Workspace
fastq-fix-i5 vs fastx vs primerpincer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
fastq-fix-i5
experimentalv1.0.0
Rewrite FASTQ headers by reverse-complementing only the i5 (P5/index2) part in ...:i7+i5
49
fastx
growingv0.6.1
FastX reads Fasta and FastQ files with little overhead.
47
primerpincer
experimentalv0.8.0
A CLI primer trimming tool for long-read sequencing data
Core Metrics
| fastq-fix-i5 | fastx | primerpincer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 49 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 7.8K | 128 |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 57 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 66d ago | 41d ago | 126d ago |
| Age | 2m | 4y 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
fastq-fix-i5
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
fastx
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
primerpincer
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fastq-fix-i5 | fastx | primerpincer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.6.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 39KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fastx leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fastx, primerpincer are pre-1.0 — API may change.