Decision Workspace
rsomics-bam vs rust-htslib vs rsomics-bamio
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
rsomics-bam
experimentalv0.2.0
Pure-Rust CLI over rust-htslib for BAM operations (view, sort, …). FFI-wrapper, output-compatible with samtools.
65
rust-htslib
stablev1.0.0
This library provides HTSlib bindings and a high level Rust API for reading and writing BAM files.
56
rsomics-bamio
experimentalv0.1.10
Parallel-BGZF BAM reader/writer + raw-record edit shared by the rsomics-bam-* tool family. Layer A primitive.
Core Metrics
| rsomics-bam | rust-htslib | rsomics-bamio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 65 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 27 | 568.7K | 297 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 11.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.1K | 32 |
| Releases | 2 | 67 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 11d ago | 116d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 11d | 11y 2m | 4d |
Health Breakdown
rsomics-bam
Maintenance
13
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
rust-htslib
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
rsomics-bamio
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rsomics-bam | rust-htslib | rsomics-bamio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 139KB | 29KB |
| Features | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.91 | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-htslib leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-htslib is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rsomics-bam, rsomics-bamio are pre-1.0 — API may change.