Decision Workspace
handlegraph vs gfa vs seq_geom_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
handlegraph
growingv0.6.0
Library for use in variation graphs
39
gfa
growingv0.10.1
Library for working with graphs in the GFA (Graphical Fragment Assembly) format
59
seq_geom_parser
stablev1.1.0
Parser and extractor for sequencing read geometry descriptions
Core Metrics
| handlegraph | gfa | seq_geom_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 39 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 34.7K | 59.9K | 9.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 277 | 757 | 212 |
| Dependents | 12 | 60 | 30 |
| Releases | 16 | 18 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1698d ago | 1299d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 5y 9m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
handlegraph
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
gfa
Maintenance
6
Quality
8
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
seq_geom_parser
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| handlegraph | gfa | seq_geom_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.10.1 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 1.1MB | 31KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.3% | 11.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •seq_geom_parser leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gfa has the most downloads (59.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ handlegraph, gfa have not been updated in over a year.
- •handlegraph, gfa are pre-1.0 — API may change.