Decision Workspace
xlrd vs calamine vs umya-spreadsheet
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
xlrd
experimentalv0.1.1
A historical Excel BIFF8 xls format file reader in pure Rust
73
calamine
growingv0.34.0
An Excel/OpenDocument Spreadsheet reader and deserializer in pure Rust
52
umya-spreadsheet
stablev2.3.3
umya-spreadsheet is a library written in pure Rust to read and write xlsx file.
Core Metrics
| xlrd | calamine | umya-spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 73 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 575 | 6.4M | 510.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 741.4K | 57.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.1K | 480 |
| Releases | 2 | 79 | 86 |
| Last Updated | 168d ago | 20d ago | 201d ago |
| Age | 6m | 9y 4m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
xlrd
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
calamine
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
umya-spreadsheet
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xlrd | calamine | umya-spreadsheet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.34.0 | 2.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 16 | 21 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 128KB | 10.2MB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •calamine leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •calamine is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •xlrd, calamine are pre-1.0 — API may change.