Decision Workspace
velvet vs dreid-kernel vs potentials
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
velvet
growingv0.4.2
Classical atomistic simulation engine with a focus on user-friendliness and extensibility
49
dreid-kernel
experimentalv0.4.2
A high-performance, no-std Rust library providing pure mathematical primitives and stateless energy kernels for the DREIDING force field.
42
potentials
experimentalv0.1.0
A lightweight Rust library for classical molecular dynamics potentials, providing modular force field components (LJ, bonds, angles, torsions) for major systems like DREIDING, AMBER, and GROMOS, with high-performance, branchless kernels in no-std scientific computing.
Core Metrics
| velvet | dreid-kernel | potentials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 49 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 203 | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 115 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1869d ago | 4d ago | 71d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 2m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
velvet
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
dreid-kernel
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
potentials
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| velvet | dreid-kernel | potentials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.4.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 597KB | 35KB | 54KB |
| Features | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dreid-kernel leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •velvet has the most downloads (12.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ velvet has not been updated in over a year.