Decision Workspace
selkie-rs vs mermaid-core vs mermaid-text
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
selkie-rs
experimentalv0.3.0
A Rust implementation of the mermaid diagramming parser and renderer
46
mermaid-core
experimentalv0.1.1
Pure-Rust Mermaid diagram parser and SVG/PNG renderer — no browser, no Node
57
mermaid-text
experimentalv0.56.0
Render Mermaid diagrams as Unicode box-drawing text — no browser, no image protocols, pure Rust
Core Metrics
| selkie-rs | mermaid-core | mermaid-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 46 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 21 | 2.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.0K | 0 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 5 | 1 | 118 |
| Releases | 3 | 1 | 79 |
| Last Updated | 108d ago | 13d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 4m | 13d | 1m |
Health Breakdown
selkie-rs
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mermaid-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
mermaid-text
Maintenance
18
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| selkie-rs | mermaid-core | mermaid-text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.56.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 1.8MB | 401KB | 554KB |
| Features | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mermaid-text leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •selkie-rs has the most downloads (7.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •mermaid-text is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.