Decision Workspace
svgdx vs merman vs merman-render
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
svgdx
growingv0.30.0
create SVG diagrams easily
63
merman
experimentalv0.7.0
Parity-focused, headless Rust implementation of Mermaid for parsing, layout, and rendering.
59
merman-render
experimentalv0.7.0
Headless layout + SVG renderer for Mermaid (parity-focused; upstream SVG goldens).
Core Metrics
| svgdx | merman | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 34.5K | 8.5K | 8.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.4K | 2.4K |
| Dependents | 34 | 40 | 24 |
| Releases | 44 | 18 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 30d ago | 4d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
svgdx
Maintenance
20
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
merman
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
merman-render
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| svgdx | merman | merman-render | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.30.0 | 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 15 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 300KB | 106KB | 807KB |
| Features | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.95 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •merman leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •svgdx has the most downloads (34.5K), suggesting wider adoption.