Decision Workspace
gscholar vs google-scholar-query vs google-books1
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
gscholar
growingv0.1.0
The unofficial Google Scholar API
43
google-scholar-query
growingv0.1.6
The unofficial Google Scholar API
61
google-books1
stablev7.0.0+20251209
A complete library to interact with books (protocol v1)
Core Metrics
| gscholar | google-scholar-query | google-books1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 43 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 5.0K | 74.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 50 | 70 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 48 |
| Last Updated | 1820d ago | 395d ago | 85d ago |
| Age | 4y 12m | 1y 1m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
gscholar
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
google-scholar-query
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
google-books1
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| gscholar | google-scholar-query | google-books1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.6 | 7.0.0+20251209 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | non-standard | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 29KB | 72KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| 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.
- •⚠ gscholar, google-scholar-query have not been updated in over a year.
- •gscholar, google-scholar-query are pre-1.0 — API may change.