Decision Workspace
merman vs merman-cli vs merman-render
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
merman
experimentalv0.4.0
Rust, headless Mermaid implementation (1:1 parity; pinned to mermaid@11.12.3).
51
merman-cli
experimentalv0.4.0
CLI to parse/layout/render Mermaid diagrams to SVG/PNG/JPG/PDF (headless).
50
merman-render
experimentalv0.4.0
Headless layout + SVG renderer for Mermaid (parity-focused; upstream SVG goldens).
Core Metrics
| merman | merman-cli | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 403 | 57 | 410 |
| 30d Downloads | 375 | 37 | 382 |
| Dependents | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 15d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
merman
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
merman-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
merman-render
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| merman | merman-cli | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 27KB | 693KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merman leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •merman-render has the most downloads (410), suggesting wider adoption.