Decision Workspace
rustafits vs ascom-alpaca-core vs ascom-alpaca
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
rustafits
growingv1.0.1
High-performance FITS to JPEG converter for astronomical images with auto-stretch and Bayer debayering
56
ascom-alpaca-core
experimentalv0.2.3
Framework-agnostic ASCOM Alpaca protocol types and traits for Rust — all 10 device types, no HTTP framework required
54
ascom-alpaca
stablev1.0.0-beta.10
Rust implementation of the ASCOM Alpaca API for astronomy devices
Core Metrics
| rustafits | ascom-alpaca-core | ascom-alpaca | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 56 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 630 | 233 | 17.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Releases | 32 | 9 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 56d ago | 132d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
rustafits
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
ascom-alpaca-core
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ascom-alpaca
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| rustafits | ascom-alpaca-core | ascom-alpaca | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.2.3 | 1.0.0-beta.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 6 | 41 |
| Crate Size | 232KB | 102KB | 117KB |
| Features | 1 | 13 | 16 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascom-alpaca-core leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ascom-alpaca has the most downloads (17.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ascom-alpaca-core is pre-1.0 — API may change.