Decision Workspace
parallel-gnuplot vs egui_plot vs criterion-plot
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
parallel-gnuplot
growingv0.2.2
Parallel calls to GNUPlot. Calls the same GNUPlot script once for each data file block.
72
egui_plot
growingv0.35.0
Immediate mode plotting for the egui GUI library
59
criterion-plot
growingv0.8.2
Criterion's plotting library
Core Metrics
| parallel-gnuplot | egui_plot | criterion-plot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 72 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 14.1K | 5.9M | 164.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 449.7K | 13.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.8K | 85 |
| Releases | 9 | 24 | 26 |
| Last Updated | 2810d ago | 1d ago | 51d ago |
| Age | 8y 3m | 2y 6m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
parallel-gnuplot
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
egui_plot
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
criterion-plot
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| parallel-gnuplot | egui_plot | criterion-plot | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.35.0 | 0.8.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 67KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.92 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •egui_plot leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •criterion-plot has the most downloads (164.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •egui_plot is depended on by 1.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ parallel-gnuplot has not been updated in over a year.