Decision Workspace
sacrifice vs pgn-reader vs tree-sitter-pgn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
sacrifice
growingv0.2.0
A feature-rich chess library for Rust
55
pgn-reader
growingv0.29.0
Fast non-allocating and streaming reader for chess games in PGN notation
48
tree-sitter-pgn
experimentalv1.4.3
Chess PGN grammar for the tree-sitter parsing library
Core Metrics
| sacrifice | pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 55 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 20.2K | 151.1K | 77 |
| 30d Downloads | 36 | 2.7K | 78 |
| Dependents | 0 | 120 | 4 |
| Releases | 17 | 30 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 891d ago | 84d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 2y 12m | 8y 6m | 10d |
Health Breakdown
sacrifice
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pgn-reader
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
tree-sitter-pgn
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| sacrifice | pgn-reader | tree-sitter-pgn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.29.0 | 1.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 574KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pgn-reader leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pgn-reader is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sacrifice has not been updated in over a year.
- •sacrifice, pgn-reader are pre-1.0 — API may change.