Decision Workspace
libads vs scix-client vs mwalib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
libads
growingv0.1.0-beta
For interacting with API of the Astonomy Data System
47
scix-client
experimentalv0.3.1
Rust client for the SciX (NASA ADS) API — library, CLI, and MCP server
65
mwalib
stablev2.0.2
A library to simplify reading Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) raw visibilities, voltages and metadata.
Core Metrics
| libads | scix-client | mwalib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 63 | 82.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 63 | 218 |
| Dependents | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 61 |
| Last Updated | 3103d ago | 22d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 8y 9m | 28d | 5y |
Health Breakdown
libads
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
scix-client
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
mwalib
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| libads | scix-client | mwalib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0-beta | 0.3.1 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 54KB | 439KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mwalib leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ libads has not been updated in over a year.
- •libads, scix-client are pre-1.0 — API may change.