Decision Workspace
mermaid-rs vs mermaid-text vs selkie-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
mermaid-rs
growingv0.1.1
Rust bindings for Mermaid JS
57
mermaid-text
experimentalv0.56.0
Render Mermaid diagrams as Unicode box-drawing text — no browser, no image protocols, pure Rust
47
selkie-rs
experimentalv0.3.0
A Rust implementation of the mermaid diagramming parser and renderer
Core Metrics
| mermaid-rs | mermaid-text | selkie-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 57 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 3.3K | 2.2K | 7.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.6K | 2.0K |
| Dependents | 2 | 118 | 5 |
| Releases | 2 | 79 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 575d ago | 14d ago | 108d ago |
| Age | 1y 7m | 1m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
mermaid-rs
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
mermaid-text
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
selkie-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| mermaid-rs | mermaid-text | selkie-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.56.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 755KB | 554KB | 1.8MB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-text leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •selkie-rs has the most downloads (7.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mermaid-text is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mermaid-rs has not been updated in over a year.