Decision Workspace
neco-plist-ast vs plist vs merman-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
neco-plist-ast
experimentalv0.1.0
necosystems series structured access layer for plist values
74
plist
stablev1.10.0
A rusty plist parser. Supports Serde serialization.
62
merman-core
experimentalv0.7.0
Mermaid parser + semantic model (headless; parity-focused).
Core Metrics
| neco-plist-ast | plist | merman-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 74 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 16 | 46.6M | 10.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.8M | 3.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.0K | 45 |
| Releases | 1 | 56 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 9d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y 11m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
neco-plist-ast
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
plist
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
merman-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| neco-plist-ast | plist | merman-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.10.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 60KB | 338KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.82 | 1.88.0 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •plist leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •plist is depended on by 3.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •neco-plist-ast, merman-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.