Decision Workspace
nom-bibtex vs im-bibtex vs x509-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
nom-bibtex
growingv0.6.0
BibTeX parser using nom
44
im-bibtex
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast BibTeX parser, formatter, and toolkit — parse, format, decode LaTeX, expand journal macros. Includes CLI, MCP server, and Python bindings.
64
x509-parser
growingv0.18.1
Parser for the X.509 v3 format (RFC 5280 certificates)
Core Metrics
| nom-bibtex | im-bibtex | x509-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 44 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 87.8K | 32 | 95.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.8K | 32 | 8.8M |
| Dependents | 33 | 0 | 4.5K |
| Releases | 7 | 2 | 39 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 26d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 8y 10m | 26d | 8y 2m |
Health Breakdown
nom-bibtex
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
im-bibtex
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
x509-parser
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nom-bibtex | im-bibtex | x509-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.18.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 5.3MB | 26KB | 103KB |
| Features | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.67.1 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •x509-parser leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •x509-parser is depended on by 4.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.