Decision Workspace
bynk-syntax vs langkit vs xenon-parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
bynk-syntax
experimentalv0.154.0
Bynk's syntax foundation: lexer, parser, AST, spans, the CompileError type, and the diagnostic-code registry — the lowest leaf of the compiler crate set.
47
langkit
experimentalv1.0.0
A builder library for creating programming languages in Rust
41
xenon-parser
growingv0.1.9
The Xenon Language Parser/Lexer
Core Metrics
| bynk-syntax | langkit | xenon-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 47 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 953 | 56 | 8.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 166 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 22 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 120d ago | 647d ago |
| Age | 23d | 4m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
bynk-syntax
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
langkit
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
xenon-parser
Maintenance
10
Quality
8
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bynk-syntax | langkit | xenon-parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.154.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 111KB | 57KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bynk-syntax leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •xenon-parser has the most downloads (8.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bynk-syntax is depended on by 166 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ xenon-parser has not been updated in over a year.
- •bynk-syntax, xenon-parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.