Decision Workspace
pleco_engine vs tanton_engine vs bitboard_chess_engine
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
pleco_engine
growingv0.1.6
A blazingly-fast Chess AI.
43
tanton_engine
growingv1.0.0
A blazingly-fast Chess AI.
51
bitboard_chess_engine
experimentalv0.1.9
A chess engine with UCI support
Core Metrics
| pleco_engine | tanton_engine | bitboard_chess_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 43 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 30.4K | 1.6K | 371 |
| 30d Downloads | 43 | 3 | 13 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 1 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2517d ago | 1216d ago | 124d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 3y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
pleco_engine
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
tanton_engine
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
bitboard_chess_engine
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| pleco_engine | tanton_engine | bitboard_chess_engine | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 53KB | 59KB | 79KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bitboard_chess_engine leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pleco_engine has the most downloads (30.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ pleco_engine, tanton_engine have not been updated in over a year.
- •pleco_engine, bitboard_chess_engine are pre-1.0 — API may change.