Decision Workspace
fqgrep vs needletail vs minimap2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
fqgrep
growingv1.1.1
Search a pair of fastq files for reads that match a given ref or alt sequence
64
needletail
growingv0.7.1
FASTX parsing and k-mer methods
57
minimap2
growingv0.1.31+minimap2.2.30
Bindings to libminimap2
Core Metrics
| fqgrep | needletail | minimap2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 64 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 447.7K | 37.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 12.2K | 725 |
| Dependents | 0 | 557 | 117 |
| Releases | 4 | 20 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 376d ago | 3d ago | 33d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 9y | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
fqgrep
Maintenance
5
Quality
17
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
needletail
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
minimap2
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| fqgrep | needletail | minimap2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.1 | 0.7.1 | 0.1.31+minimap2.2.30 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 25 | 18 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 38KB | 417KB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •needletail leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •needletail is depended on by 557 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fqgrep has not been updated in over a year.
- •needletail, minimap2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.