Decision Workspace
bytesstr vs bytestring vs microstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
bytesstr
growingv1.0.2
An immutable reference-counted UTF8 String
68
bytestring
growingv1.5.0
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
55
microstr
experimentalv0.4.0
Stack-allocated string with fixed capacity
Core Metrics
| bytesstr | bytestring | microstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 68 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 85.4K | 61.0M | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.1K | 3.7M | 6 |
| Dependents | 73 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1769d ago | 193d ago | 224d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 6y 3m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
bytesstr
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
bytestring
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
microstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bytesstr | bytestring | microstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 1.5.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 11KB | 10KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | 1.76 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytestring leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bytestring is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bytesstr has not been updated in over a year.
- •microstr is pre-1.0 — API may change.