Decision Workspace
char-lex vs logos vs perl-lexer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
char-lex
growingv1.0.5
Create easy enum based lexers
64
logos
growingv0.16.1
Create ridiculously fast Lexers
63
perl-lexer
experimentalv0.17.0
High-performance Perl lexer with context-aware tokenization
Core Metrics
| char-lex | logos | perl-lexer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 64 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 14.8K | 62.1M | 1.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.8K | 64 |
| Releases | 11 | 58 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 2264d ago | 164d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 6y 2m | 7y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
char-lex
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
6
logos
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
perl-lexer
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| char-lex | logos | perl-lexer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 0.16.1 | 0.17.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 28KB | 219KB |
| Features | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 8.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80.0 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •logos leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •logos is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ char-lex has not been updated in over a year.
- •logos, perl-lexer are pre-1.0 — API may change.