Decision Workspace
molar_xdrfile vs molar_gromacs vs molar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
molar_xdrfile
growingv0.9.1
Legacy xdrfile FFI bindings for molar. This crate is deprecated! Use molly instead.
59
molar_gromacs
stablev1.3.2
Gromacs dynamic plugin loader for molar
57
molar
stablev1.4.0
Molar is a rust library for analysis of MD trajectories and molecular modeling
Core Metrics
| molar_xdrfile | molar_gromacs | molar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 7.1K | 8.8K | 22.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 24 | 28 | 36 |
| Releases | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 109d ago | 42d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 2y 8m | 2y 8m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
molar_xdrfile
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
molar_gromacs
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
molar
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| molar_xdrfile | molar_gromacs | molar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Artistic-2.0 | Artistic-2.0 | Artistic-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 14KB | 121KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •molar_gromacs leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •molar has the most downloads (22.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •molar_xdrfile is pre-1.0 — API may change.