Decision Workspace
googlebooks-rs vs google-books1 vs google-scholar-query
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
googlebooks-rs
experimentalv0.2.2
A Rust client library for the Google Books API
61
google-books1
stablev7.0.0+20251209
A complete library to interact with books (protocol v1)
43
google-scholar-query
growingv0.1.6
The unofficial Google Scholar API
Core Metrics
| googlebooks-rs | google-books1 | google-scholar-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 87 | 74.1K | 5.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 23 | 70 | 50 |
| Dependents | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| Releases | 4 | 48 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 85d ago | 395d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
googlebooks-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
google-books1
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
google-scholar-query
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| googlebooks-rs | google-books1 | google-scholar-query | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 7.0.0+20251209 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 72KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •google-books1 leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ google-scholar-query has not been updated in over a year.
- •googlebooks-rs, google-scholar-query are pre-1.0 — API may change.