Decision Workspace
ref-solver vs qbix vs kira-bam
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
ref-solver
experimentalv0.3.0
Solve reference genome identification from BAM/SAM headers
51
qbix
experimentalv0.0.6
Random access to BAM records by read name using a compact .qbi index
47
kira-bam
experimentalv0.2.0
High-performance BAM/SAM/CRAM toolkit written in Rust 2024. Drop-in samtools-compatible CLI (view/sort/index/merge/markdup/flagstat) plus a library API for embedding directly into aligners and variant callers.
Core Metrics
| ref-solver | qbix | kira-bam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 51 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 90 | 100 | 142 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 108d ago | 19d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
ref-solver
Maintenance
13
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
qbix
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
kira-bam
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ref-solver | qbix | kira-bam | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.0.6 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 3 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 3.9MB | 41KB | 86KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qbix leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •kira-bam has the most downloads (142), suggesting wider adoption.