Decision Workspace
cow-utils vs bstr vs slicedisplay
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
cow-utils
growingv0.1.3
Copy-on-write string utilities for Rust
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
48
slicedisplay
growingv0.2.2
Simplistic Display implementation for Vecs and slices
Core Metrics
| cow-utils | bstr | slicedisplay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 76 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 347.7M | 17.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 681.7K | 15.8M | 0 |
| Dependents | 2.9K | 7.8K | 79 |
| Releases | 4 | 51 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1021d ago | 18d ago | 1418d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 7y 9m | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cow-utils
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
slicedisplay
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cow-utils | bstr | slicedisplay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.12.3 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 355KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cow-utils, slicedisplay have not been updated in over a year.
- •cow-utils, slicedisplay are pre-1.0 — API may change.