Decision Workspace
kira_cdh_compat_kmer_indexer vs needletail vs kira_cdh_compat_fastq_reader
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
kira_cdh_compat_kmer_indexer
experimentalv0.2.0
CD-HIT-compatible k-mer indexing (CD-HIT-NG) in Rust: fast, memory-efficient, mmap-ready.
64
needletail
growingv0.7.1
FASTX parsing and k-mer methods
50
kira_cdh_compat_fastq_reader
experimentalv0.1.3
Streaming FASTQ reader compatible with CD-HIT input handling (plain and .gz), safe idiomatic Rust API; sync and async.
Core Metrics
| kira_cdh_compat_kmer_indexer | needletail | kira_cdh_compat_fastq_reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 64 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 552 | 447.7K | 1.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 11.7K | 41 |
| Dependents | 2 | 557 | 3 |
| Releases | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 223d ago | 3d ago | 223d ago |
| Age | 7m | 9y | 7m |
Health Breakdown
kira_cdh_compat_kmer_indexer
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
needletail
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
kira_cdh_compat_fastq_reader
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| kira_cdh_compat_kmer_indexer | needletail | kira_cdh_compat_fastq_reader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0-only | MIT | GPL-2.0-only |
| Dependencies | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 417KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •needletail leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •needletail is depended on by 557 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.