Decision Workspace
cargo-spellcheck vs symspell vs zspell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
cargo-spellcheck
growingv0.15.7
Checks all doc comments for spelling mistakes
57
symspell
growingv0.5.2
Spelling correction & Fuzzy search
48
zspell
growingv0.5.5
Native Rust library for spellchecking
Core Metrics
| cargo-spellcheck | symspell | zspell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 57 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 266.3K | 146.0K | 86.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.6K | 2.1K | 8.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 24 | 38 |
| Releases | 113 | 16 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 17d ago | 5d ago | 652d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 7y 11m | 3y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-spellcheck
Maintenance
18
Quality
7
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
symspell
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
zspell
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-spellcheck | symspell | zspell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.15.7 | 0.5.2 | 0.5.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | non-standard |
| Dependencies | 53 | 8 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 7.5MB | 19KB | 285KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.85 | 1.65 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •symspell leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-spellcheck has the most downloads (266.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ zspell has not been updated in over a year.