Decision Workspace
runiverse vs ascom-alpaca vs rustafits
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
runiverse
growingv0.2.0
A pure and safe Rust library to make astronomical calculations and solve astronomical algorithms
56
ascom-alpaca
stablev1.0.0-beta.10
Rust implementation of the ASCOM Alpaca API for astronomy devices
53
rustafits
experimentalv0.8.6
High-performance FITS to JPEG converter for astronomical images with auto-stretch and Bayer debayering
Core Metrics
| runiverse | ascom-alpaca | rustafits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 56 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 17.5K | 471 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 561 | 224 |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1339d ago | 73d ago | today |
| Age | 3y 8m | 2y 10m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
runiverse
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ascom-alpaca
Maintenance
14
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
rustafits
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| runiverse | ascom-alpaca | rustafits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0-beta.10 | 0.8.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 41 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 117KB | 201KB |
| Features | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascom-alpaca leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ runiverse has not been updated in over a year.
- •runiverse, rustafits are pre-1.0 — API may change.