Decision Workspace
vlsvrs vs steamlocate vs ferrompi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
vlsvrs
growingv1.0.0
VLSV reader with C and Python bindings
65
steamlocate
stablev2.1.0
Crate for locating Steam game installation directories (and Steam itself!)
62
ferrompi
experimentalv0.4.1
A safe, generic Rust wrapper for MPI with support for MPI 4.0+ features, shared memory windows, and hybrid MPI+OpenMP
Core Metrics
| vlsvrs | steamlocate | ferrompi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 65 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 164.0K | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 6.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 232 | 29 |
| Releases | 19 | 22 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 50d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 9m | 5y 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
vlsvrs
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
steamlocate
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
ferrompi
Maintenance
22
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| vlsvrs | steamlocate | ferrompi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 8 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 3.5MB | 32KB | 317KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70.0 | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •steamlocate leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •steamlocate is depended on by 232 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ferrompi is pre-1.0 — API may change.