Decision Workspace
phylo vs nj vs light_phylogeny
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
phylo
stablev3.1.2
An extensible Phylogenetics library written in rust
53
nj
experimentalv0.0.25
Neighbor-Joining phylogenetic tree inference. Auto-detects DNA/protein, supports multiple substitution models and bootstrap.
50
light_phylogeny
growingv2.8.6
Methods and functions for phylogeny.
Core Metrics
| phylo | nj | light_phylogeny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 53 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3K | 405 | 146.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 159 |
| Releases | 19 | 18 | 116 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 39d ago | 262d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 8m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
phylo
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
nj
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
light_phylogeny
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| phylo | nj | light_phylogeny | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.2 | 0.0.25 | 2.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CECILL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6.0MB | 58KB | 3.5MB |
| Features | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •phylo leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •light_phylogeny has the most downloads (146.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •light_phylogeny is depended on by 159 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nj is pre-1.0 — API may change.