Decision Workspace
pgn-reader vs tree-sitter-pgn vs chess-lab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
pgn-reader
growingv0.29.0
Fast non-allocating and streaming reader for chess games in PGN notation
47
tree-sitter-pgn
experimentalv1.4.3
Chess PGN grammar for the tree-sitter parsing library
44
chess-lab
growingv0.2.1
Chess library with multiple variants and FEN/PGN support.
Core Metrics
| pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | chess-lab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 157.0K | 218 | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 121 | 7 | 0 |
| Releases | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 143d ago | 70d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 2m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
pgn-reader
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
tree-sitter-pgn
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
chess-lab
Maintenance
15
Quality
9
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | chess-lab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.0 | 1.4.3 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-2-Clause | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 574KB | 83KB | 64KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pgn-reader leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgn-reader is depended on by 121 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pgn-reader, chess-lab are pre-1.0 — API may change.