Decision Workspace
tessera-graph vs cypherlite-core vs sparrowdb-storage
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
tessera-graph
experimentalv0.1.0
Embeddable graph database for Rust. No server, no schema, no infrastructure.
61
cypherlite-core
experimentalv2.0.1
Core types, traits, and error handling for CypherLite graph database
57
sparrowdb-storage
experimentalv0.1.8
Storage engine (WAL, node store, edge store, CSR) for SparrowDB
Core Metrics
| tessera-graph | cypherlite-core | sparrowdb-storage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 61 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 14 | 165 | 188 |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 165 | 188 |
| Dependents | 0 | 27 | 35 |
| Releases | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 21d ago | 12d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 21d | 12d | 4d |
Health Breakdown
tessera-graph
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
12
cypherlite-core
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
sparrowdb-storage
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| tessera-graph | cypherlite-core | sparrowdb-storage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.0.1 | 0.1.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 27KB | 97KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.84 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cypherlite-core leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sparrowdb-storage has the most downloads (188), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tessera-graph, sparrowdb-storage are pre-1.0 — API may change.