Decision Workspace
xdrfile vs gorder vs groan_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
xdrfile
growingv0.3.0
Wrapper around the gromacs libxdrfile library. Can be used to read and write gromacs trajectories in xtc and trr format.
56
gorder
stablev1.5.0
Calculating lipid order parameters from Gromacs simulations
52
groan_rs
growingv0.11.3
Gromacs Analysis Library for Rust
Core Metrics
| xdrfile | gorder | groan_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 56 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 7.7K | 7.0K | 34.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 13 | 1 | 27 |
| Releases | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 2065d ago | 39d ago | 86d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 1y 7m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
xdrfile
Maintenance
3
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
gorder
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
groan_rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xdrfile | gorder | groan_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.5.0 | 0.11.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | LGPL-3.0-only | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 26 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 213KB | 258KB | 307KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •gorder leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •groan_rs has the most downloads (34.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ xdrfile has not been updated in over a year.
- •xdrfile, groan_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.