Decision Workspace
freesasa-sys vs pdbrust vs gdock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
freesasa-sys
growingv0.1.12
Rust raw FFI bindings for the freesasa C library
54
pdbrust
experimentalv0.7.0
A comprehensive Rust library for parsing and analyzing Protein Data Bank (PDB) files
52
gdock
experimentalv2.0.0
Information-driven protein-protein docking using a genetic algorithm
Core Metrics
| freesasa-sys | pdbrust | gdock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 20.6K | 134 | 135 |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 11 | 33 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 716d ago | 42d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
freesasa-sys
Maintenance
6
Quality
5
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
pdbrust
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
gdock
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| freesasa-sys | pdbrust | gdock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.12 | 0.7.0 | 2.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | 0BSD |
| Dependencies | 4 | 14 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 4.8MB | 4.2MB | 1.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 92.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pdbrust leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •freesasa-sys has the most downloads (20.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ freesasa-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •freesasa-sys, pdbrust are pre-1.0 — API may change.