Decision Workspace
sexp vs atoms vs lexpr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
sexp
growingv1.1.4
A small, simple, self-contained, s-expression parser and pretty-printer.
46
atoms
growingv2.2.3
S-expression parser and pretty-printer.
51
lexpr
growingv0.2.7
A representation for Lisp data
Core Metrics
| sexp | atoms | lexpr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 46 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 137.4K | 20.5K | 376.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.0K | 47 | 33.3K |
| Dependents | 13 | 0 | 120 |
| Releases | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 3453d ago | 3186d ago | 1107d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 8y 9m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
sexp
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
atoms
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
lexpr
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| sexp | atoms | lexpr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.4 | 2.2.3 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 15KB | 70KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lexpr leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lexpr is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ sexp, atoms, lexpr have not been updated in over a year.
- •lexpr is pre-1.0 — API may change.