Decision Workspace
mermaid-render vs mermaid-rs-renderer vs mermaid-little
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
mermaid-render
experimentalv0.1.2
Pure Rust Mermaid diagram parser and SVG renderer — zero JS, zero Node
60
mermaid-rs-renderer
experimentalv0.3.1
Fast Mermaid diagram renderer in pure Rust - 23 diagram types, 100-1400x faster than mermaid-cli
62
mermaid-little
experimentalv11.14.0-4
Lightweight .mmd to .svg converter — byte-exact SVG parity with upstream Mermaid
Core Metrics
| mermaid-render | mermaid-rs-renderer | mermaid-little | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 60 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 32 | 26.8K | 236 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.1K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1 | 307 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 20d ago | 7d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 20d | 5m | 8d |
Health Breakdown
mermaid-render
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
mermaid-rs-renderer
Maintenance
20
Quality
12
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mermaid-little
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mermaid-render | mermaid-rs-renderer | mermaid-little | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.3.1 | 11.14.0-4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 49KB | 552KB | 1.5MB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-little leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer has the most downloads (26.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer is depended on by 307 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mermaid-render, mermaid-rs-renderer are pre-1.0 — API may change.