Decision Workspace
four-bar vs four-bar-ui vs simular
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
four-bar
stablev7.0.5
Four🍀bar library provides simulation and synthesis function for four-bar linkages.
39
four-bar-ui
growingv4.0.0
Four🍀bar GUI is a simulator, a synthesizing tool for four-bar linkages.
57
simular
experimentalv0.3.1
Unified Simulation Engine for the Sovereign AI Stack
Core Metrics
| four-bar | four-bar-ui | simular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 39 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 32.7K | 6.0K | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 50 | 7 | 703 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 107 |
| Releases | 28 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 137d ago | 1079d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 4y 5m | 3y 10m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
four-bar
Maintenance
12
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
four-bar-ui
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
simular
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| four-bar | four-bar-ui | simular | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.0.5 | 4.0.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 17 | 33 |
| Crate Size | 47KB | 7.8MB | 3.7MB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simular leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •four-bar has the most downloads (32.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •simular is depended on by 107 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠four-bar-ui has not been updated in over a year.
- •simular is pre-1.0 — API may change.