Decision Workspace
charset-normalizer-rs vs ecd vs chardetng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
charset-normalizer-rs
growingv1.1.0
Truly universal encoding detector in pure Rust - port of Python version
47
ecd
experimentalv0.2.0
Fast CLI to detect text file encodings (UTF-8, GBK, Shift_JIS, and 35+ more)
65
chardetng
growingv1.0.0
A character encoding detector for legacy Web content
Core Metrics
| charset-normalizer-rs | ecd | chardetng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 47 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 28.8K | 47 | 9.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 878 | 0 | 633.8K |
| Dependents | 24 | 0 | 830 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 295d ago | 25d ago | 105d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 25d | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
charset-normalizer-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
ecd
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
chardetng
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| charset-normalizer-rs | ecd | chardetng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 12 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 68KB | 22KB | 58KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.40 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chardetng leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chardetng is depended on by 830 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ecd is pre-1.0 — API may change.