Decision Workspace
rbp-cards vs better-hand vs playing-cards
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
rbp-cards
experimentalv1.0.0
Card representation, hand evaluation, and strategic abstraction primitives
46
better-hand
growingv1.1.8
Calculates the equity of your No Limit Hold 'Em hand
38
playing-cards
growingv0.1.3
A Rust library for playing cards and poker hand evaluation
Core Metrics
| rbp-cards | better-hand | playing-cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 46 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 210 | 17.6K | 9.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 135 | 17 | 11 |
| Dependents | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 1116d ago | 592d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 10m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
rbp-cards
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
better-hand
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
playing-cards
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rbp-cards | better-hand | playing-cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.1.8 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 24KB | 13KB | 61KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | 1.62 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rbp-cards leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •better-hand has the most downloads (17.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ better-hand, playing-cards have not been updated in over a year.
- •playing-cards is pre-1.0 — API may change.