Decision Workspace
kickable vs can-dbc vs mdf4-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
kickable
growingv0.5.39
kickable is a crate created to answer the age old question... Can I kick it?
68
can-dbc
stablev9.0.0
A parser for the DBC format. The DBC format is used to exchange CAN network data.
61
mdf4-rs
experimentalv0.2.1
mdf4-rs is a Rust library for working with Measurement Data Format (ASAM MDF4) files.
Core Metrics
| kickable | can-dbc | mdf4-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 24.6K | 795.7K | 456 |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 199.1K | 124 |
| Dependents | 0 | 59 | 15 |
| Releases | 21 | 21 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 801d ago | 7d ago | 88d ago |
| Age | 3y 3m | 7y 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
kickable
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
can-dbc
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
mdf4-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kickable | can-dbc | mdf4-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.39 | 9.0.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 34 | 9 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 92KB | 152KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •can-dbc leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ kickable has not been updated in over a year.
- •kickable, mdf4-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.