Decision Workspace
lammps-sys vs boxdd-sys vs rgpot-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
lammps-sys
growingv0.6.0
Generates bindings to LAMMPS' C interface (with optional builds from source)
60
boxdd-sys
experimentalv0.5.0
Low-level FFI bindings for Box2D built from upstream via submodule
58
rgpot-core
experimentalv2.2.1
Core Rust library for rgpot: RPC-based potential energy surface calculations
Core Metrics
| lammps-sys | boxdd-sys | rgpot-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0K | 922 | 260 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Releases | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 2511d ago | 7d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 7y 3m | 9m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
lammps-sys
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
boxdd-sys
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
rgpot-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lammps-sys | boxdd-sys | rgpot-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.5.0 | 2.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 8.2MB | 259KB | 71KB |
| Features | 71 | 8 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boxdd-sys leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lammps-sys has the most downloads (8.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ lammps-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •lammps-sys, boxdd-sys are pre-1.0 — API may change.