Decision Workspace
stl vs colain vs stl_io
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
stl
growingv0.2.1
Stereo Lithography file input and output.
32
colain
growingv0.1.4
A parser for the Common Layer Interface format (.cli)
63
stl_io
growingv0.11.0
STL input and output for reading and writing STL (STereoLithography) files.
Core Metrics
| stl | colain | stl_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 32 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 23.4K | 19.0K | 2.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 600 | 5 | 384.9K |
| Dependents | 46 | 0 | 313 |
| Releases | 6 | 5 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 1698d ago | 1518d ago | 12d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 5y | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
stl
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
colain
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
stl_io
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| stl | colain | stl_io | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.1.4 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 12KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stl_io leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •stl_io is depended on by 313 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stl, colain have not been updated in over a year.