Decision Workspace
simple-mermaid vs archidoc-engine vs mdbook-excalidraw
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
simple-mermaid
growingv0.2.0
Simple Mermaid diagrams RustDoc integration
47
archidoc-engine
experimentalv0.3.4
Language-agnostic generator engine — reads ModuleDoc, produces docs and diagrams
45
mdbook-excalidraw
experimentalv0.1.0
mdBook preprocessor for rendering Mermaid diagrams with interactive zoom controls
Core Metrics
| simple-mermaid | archidoc-engine | mdbook-excalidraw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 47 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6M | 229 | 35 |
| 30d Downloads | 363.4K | 33 | 19 |
| Dependents | 263 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 478d ago | 33d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 1m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
simple-mermaid
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
archidoc-engine
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
mdbook-excalidraw
Maintenance
10
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| simple-mermaid | archidoc-engine | mdbook-excalidraw | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.3.4 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 26KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simple-mermaid leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple-mermaid is depended on by 263 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple-mermaid has not been updated in over a year.