Decision Workspace
xpclrs vs fastx vs rust-htslib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
xpclrs
experimentalv1.0.1
A high-performance rust implementation of the XP-CLR method.
49
fastx
growingv0.6.1
FastX reads Fasta and FastQ files with little overhead.
69
rust-htslib
stablev1.0.0
This library provides HTSlib bindings and a high level Rust API for reading and writing BAM files.
Core Metrics
| xpclrs | fastx | rust-htslib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 49 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 35 | 7.8K | 547.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 21 | 54 | 11.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 1.0K |
| Releases | 2 | 11 | 67 |
| Last Updated | 24d ago | 41d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 9m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
xpclrs
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
fastx
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
rust-htslib
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xpclrs | fastx | rust-htslib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.6.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 6 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 7.0MB | 39KB | 139KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •rust-htslib leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-htslib is depended on by 1.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •fastx is pre-1.0 — API may change.