Decision Workspace
rapidtrees vs light_phylogeny vs thirdkind
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rapidtrees
experimentalv0.3.0
Fast pairwise tree distance calculations (Robinson-Foulds, Weighted RF, Kuhner-Felsenstein) for phylogenetic trees
52
light_phylogeny
stablev2.8.6
Methods and functions for phylogeny.
45
thirdkind
stablev3.13.5
Read phylogenetic tree(s) in newick, phyloXML or recPhyloXML file and build a svg representation of the tree(s) allowing 1, 2 or 3 reconciliation levels.
Core Metrics
| rapidtrees | light_phylogeny | thirdkind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 52 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 45 | 146.0K | 139.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 25 | 211 | 116 |
| Dependents | 0 | 159 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 116 | 109 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 154d ago | 154d ago |
| Age | 28d | 4y 11m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rapidtrees
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
light_phylogeny
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
thirdkind
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| rapidtrees | light_phylogeny | thirdkind | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 2.8.6 | 3.13.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | CECILL-2.1 | CECILL-2.1 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 56KB | 3.5MB | 7.9MB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •light_phylogeny leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •light_phylogeny is depended on by 159 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rapidtrees is pre-1.0 — API may change.