Decision Workspace
sas7bdat vs sas_xport vs alimentar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
sas7bdat
experimentalv0.2.0
Rust library + CLI for decoding SAS7BDAT datasets and streaming them to modern formats.
52
sas_xport
experimentalv0.4.1
A pure Rust library for reading and writing SAS Transport (XPORT) files in version 5 and version 8 formats, with support for sync and async I/O, lazy record decoding, and character encoding conversion.
61
alimentar
experimentalv0.4.0
Data Loading, Distribution and Tooling in Pure Rust
Core Metrics
| sas7bdat | sas_xport | alimentar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 52 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 737 | 165 | 18.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 262 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 167d ago | 60d ago | 31d ago |
| Age | 5m | 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
sas7bdat
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
sas_xport
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
alimentar
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sas7bdat | sas_xport | alimentar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.4.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 29 | 11 | 47 |
| Crate Size | 105KB | 348KB | 415KB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alimentar leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alimentar is depended on by 262 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.