Decision Workspace
merman-cli vs merman vs merman-render
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
merman-cli
experimentalv0.5.0
CLI to parse/layout/render Mermaid diagrams to SVG/PNG/JPG/PDF (headless).
59
merman
experimentalv0.5.0
Rust, headless Mermaid implementation (1:1 parity; pinned to mermaid@11.12.3).
53
merman-render
experimentalv0.5.0
Headless layout + SVG renderer for Mermaid (parity-focused; upstream SVG goldens).
Core Metrics
| merman-cli | merman | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 59 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 106 | 1.8K | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Releases | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 6d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 3m | 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
merman-cli
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
merman
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
merman-render
Maintenance
18
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| merman-cli | merman | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 50KB | 679KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 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 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •merman-render has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.