Decision Workspace
mermaid-rs-cli vs mermaid-rs-renderer vs mmdflux
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
mermaid-rs-cli
experimentalv0.1.1
Command-line tool (`mmrs` binary) to render Mermaid diagrams to SVG/PNG/ASCII — pure Rust, no browser
60
mermaid-rs-renderer
experimentalv0.2.2
Fast Mermaid diagram renderer in pure Rust - 23 diagram types, 100-1400x faster than mermaid-cli
54
mmdflux
experimentalv2.5.0
Render Mermaid diagrams as Unicode text, ASCII, SVG, and MMDS JSON.
Core Metrics
| mermaid-rs-cli | mermaid-rs-renderer | mmdflux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 13.2K | 1.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 263 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 32d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 13d | 4m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
mermaid-rs-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
mermaid-rs-renderer
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mmdflux
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| mermaid-rs-cli | mermaid-rs-renderer | mmdflux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.2 | 2.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 308KB | 1.4MB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-rs-renderer leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •mermaid-rs-renderer is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •mermaid-rs-cli, mermaid-rs-renderer are pre-1.0 — API may change.