Decision Workspace
kicad-ipc-rs vs designguard vs kiparse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
kicad-ipc-rs
experimentalv0.4.1
Rust client library for the KiCad IPC API (async-first)
45
designguard
experimentalv0.1.1
KiCad schematic and PCB validation library
35
kiparse
experimentalv0.1.0
A practical KiCad file format parser for PCB layer extraction and symbol parsing
Core Metrics
| kicad-ipc-rs | designguard | kiparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 45 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 158 | 61 | 587 |
| 30d Downloads | 103 | 19 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 47d ago | 300d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
kicad-ipc-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
designguard
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
kiparse
Maintenance
3
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| kicad-ipc-rs | designguard | kiparse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 105KB | 169KB | 2.1MB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •kicad-ipc-rs leads with a health score of 46/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kiparse has the most downloads (587), suggesting wider adoption.