Decision Workspace
im-bibtex vs biblatex vs hayagriva
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
im-bibtex
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast BibTeX parser, formatter, and toolkit — parse, format, decode LaTeX, expand journal macros. Includes CLI, MCP server, and Python bindings.
58
biblatex
growingv0.11.0
Parsing, writing, and evaluating BibTeX and BibLaTeX files
53
hayagriva
growingv0.9.1
Work with references: Literature database management, storage, and citation formatting
Core Metrics
| im-bibtex | biblatex | hayagriva | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 1.1M | 1.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 32 | 218.5K | 195.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 213 | 79 |
| Releases | 2 | 19 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 26d ago | 183d ago | 182d ago |
| Age | 26d | 5y 6m | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
im-bibtex
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
biblatex
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
hayagriva
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| im-bibtex | biblatex | hayagriva | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.11.0 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 98KB | 460KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •biblatex leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •biblatex is depended on by 213 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.