Decision Workspace
merkurio vs brust-core vs brust-fastq
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
merkurio
growingv1.0.2
Quick k-mer-based FASTA/FASTQ sequence record extraction, and SAM/BAM record filtering plus file annotation with k-mer tags.
50
brust-core
experimentalv0.1.2
Shared error and result types for Brust bioinformatics format crates.
47
brust-fastq
experimentalv0.1.2
FASTQ reader, writer, and FASTA conversion helpers for Brust.
Core Metrics
| merkurio | brust-core | brust-fastq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 565 | 164 | 78 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Releases | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 227d ago | 23d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 11m | 26d | 26d |
Health Breakdown
merkurio
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
brust-core
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
brust-fastq
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| merkurio | brust-core | brust-fastq | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 5.8MB | 4KB | 78KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •brust-core leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •merkurio has the most downloads (565), suggesting wider adoption.
- •brust-core, brust-fastq are pre-1.0 — API may change.