Decision Workspace
renkin vs chematic vs chematic-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
renkin
experimentalv0.15.5
Ultra-fast retrosynthesis engine for computer-aided synthesis planning (CASP) — pure Rust, WASM-ready, Python bindings via PyO3
58
chematic
experimentalv0.4.29
A pure-Rust cheminformatics toolkit: SMILES/SMARTS, SDF/MOL V3000, ECFP/MACCS fingerprints, LogP/TPSA/QED, CIP stereo, MCS, 2D SVG depiction — no C/C++ dependencies, runs in the browser via WebAssembly.
62
chematic-core
experimentalv0.4.29
Core types (Atom, Bond, Molecule) for chematic — pure-Rust RDKit alternative, WASM-compatible
Core Metrics
| renkin | chematic | chematic-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 58 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 249 | 2.1K | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.2K | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 15 | 731 |
| Releases | 15 | 52 | 53 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 23d | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
renkin
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
chematic
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
chematic-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
14
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| renkin | chematic | chematic-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.5 | 0.4.29 | 0.4.29 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 165KB | 19KB | 35KB |
| Features | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chematic-core leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chematic-core is depended on by 731 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.