Decision Workspace
smolbren vs vaultdb vs obsidian-logging
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
smolbren
experimentalv0.1.2
Ontology-first search over markdown vaults: frontmatter types become a queryable graph, with BM25 full-text search on top
50
vaultdb
experimentalv1.6.1
Database-like operations on Obsidian markdown files with YAML frontmatter
59
obsidian-logging
stablev1.3.5
A journaling/logging CLI that stores logs in Obsidian markdown files
Core Metrics
| smolbren | vaultdb | obsidian-logging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 50 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 60 | 196 | 6.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 46d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 9d | 3m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
smolbren
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vaultdb
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
obsidian-logging
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| smolbren | vaultdb | obsidian-logging | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.6.1 | 1.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 25 | 10 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 129KB | 35KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •obsidian-logging leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smolbren is pre-1.0 — API may change.