Decision Workspace
alkale vs blex vs ast-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
alkale
growingv2.0.0
A simple LL(1) lexer library for Rust.
42
blex
growingv0.2.2
A lightweight lexing framework
39
ast-rs
growingv0.0.1
AST Toolkit for Rust
Core Metrics
| alkale | blex | ast-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 42 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 5.4K | 5.8K | 1.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 27 | 3 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 494d ago | 1099d ago | 1361d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 3y | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
alkale
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
blex
Maintenance
5
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ast-rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| alkale | blex | ast-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 86KB | 7KB | 1KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.61 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alkale leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •blex has the most downloads (5.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ alkale, blex, ast-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •blex, ast-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.