Decision Workspace
any_ascii vs deunicode vs unidecode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
any_ascii
growingv0.3.3
Unicode to ASCII transliteration
61
deunicode
growingv1.6.2
Convert Unicode strings to pure ASCII by intelligently transliterating them. Suppors Emoji and Chinese.
48
unidecode
growingv0.3.0
Provides pure ASCII transliterations of Unicode strings.
Core Metrics
| any_ascii | deunicode | unidecode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 61 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 4.9M | 41.0M | 7.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 308.2K | 3.3M | 411.5K |
| Dependents | 460 | 1.4K | 539 |
| Releases | 11 | 23 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 272d ago | 335d ago | 3379d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 7y 10m | 11y |
Health Breakdown
any_ascii
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
deunicode
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
unidecode
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| any_ascii | deunicode | unidecode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.3 | 1.6.2 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | ISC | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 300KB | 173KB | 104KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deunicode leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deunicode is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unidecode has not been updated in over a year.
- •any_ascii, unidecode are pre-1.0 — API may change.