Decision Workspace
molly vs xtcat vs gorder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
molly
growingv0.6.1
A fast reader and writer for the xtc file format
35
xtcat
growingv0.4.0
Fast XTC files concatenator
56
gorder
stablev1.5.0
Calculating lipid order parameters from Gromacs simulations
Core Metrics
| molly | xtcat | gorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 35 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 5.2K | 7.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 677 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 14 | 5 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 121d ago | 222d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 3y 5m | 1y 7m |
Health Breakdown
molly
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
xtcat
Maintenance
7
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
gorder
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| molly | xtcat | gorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 0.4.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 1.7MB | 9KB | 258KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 14.3% | 40.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74.1 | — | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gorder leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •molly has the most downloads (18.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •molly, xtcat are pre-1.0 — API may change.