Decision Workspace
potentials vs ffcharge vs dreid-kernel
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
potentials
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight Rust library for classical molecular dynamics potentials, providing modular force field components (LJ, bonds, angles, torsions) for major systems like DREIDING, AMBER, and GROMOS, with high-performance, branchless kernels in no-std scientific computing.
48
ffcharge
experimentalv0.2.1
A lightweight pure Rust library for fast, residue-based force field charge assignment (AMBER/CHARMM) in molecular modeling pipelines.
52
dreid-kernel
experimentalv0.4.2
A high-performance, no-std Rust library providing pure mathematical primitives and stateless energy kernels for the DREIDING force field.
Core Metrics
| potentials | ffcharge | dreid-kernel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 48 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 19 | 408 | 391 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 130d ago | 89d ago | 63d ago |
| Age | 4m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
potentials
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
ffcharge
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
dreid-kernel
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| potentials | ffcharge | dreid-kernel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 54KB | 55KB | 35KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dreid-kernel leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ffcharge has the most downloads (408), suggesting wider adoption.