Decision Workspace
xtcat vs molly vs gorder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
xtcat
growingv0.4.0
Fast XTC files concatenator
51
molly
growingv0.6.1
A fast reader and writer for the xtc file format
54
gorder
stablev1.4.1
Calculating lipid order parameters from Gromacs simulations
Core Metrics
| xtcat | molly | gorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 51 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 5.2K | 15.0K | 6.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 435 | 41 |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Releases | 5 | 14 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 114d ago | 13d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 4y 11m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
xtcat
Maintenance
10
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
molly
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
gorder
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| xtcat | molly | gorder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.6.1 | 1.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 1.7MB | 252KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 40.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.1 | 1.82 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gorder leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •molly has the most downloads (15.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •xtcat, molly are pre-1.0 — API may change.