Decision Workspace
refman vs fqcat vs alpine-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
refman
growingv1.3.4
A command-line manager for bespoke reference datasets used in bioinformatic analyses
42
fqcat
growingv0.2.0-alpha
Tool for rapidly merging FASTQ files. Never use cat again!
41
alpine-core
growingv0.1.2
ALPINE (Anachronistic Lineage and Persistent INfection Explorer) Core Utilities
Core Metrics
| refman | fqcat | alpine-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 42 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 4.8K | 1.3K | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 344d ago | 371d ago | 794d ago |
| Age | 1y | 1y | 2y 2m |
Health Breakdown
refman
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
fqcat
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
alpine-core
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| refman | fqcat | alpine-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.4 | 0.2.0-alpha | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 28 | 9 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 17KB | 29KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •refman leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ fqcat, alpine-core have not been updated in over a year.
- •fqcat, alpine-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.