Decision Workspace
kebnf vs pest vs pest_derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
kebnf
experimentalv0.2.0
Convert OMG KeBNF grammars to ANTLR4 and tree-sitter -- parses all 640 KerML + SysML v2 rules
76
pest
stablev2.8.6
The Elegant Parser
74
pest_derive
stablev2.8.6
pest's derive macro
Core Metrics
| kebnf | pest | pest_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 76 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 11 | 212.7M | 183.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 14.7M | 13.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 11.9K | 10.9K |
| Releases | 1 | 90 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 50d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 4d | 9y 11m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
kebnf
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
pest
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pest_derive
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kebnf | pest | pest_derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.8.6 | 2.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 130KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.7% | 37.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | 1.83 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •pest leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pest is depended on by 11.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •kebnf is pre-1.0 — API may change.