Decision Workspace
dfmt vs dyn-fmt vs formatx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
dfmt
experimentalv0.4.1
A fully featured dynamic template drop in replacement for the format! macro.
52
dyn-fmt
growingv0.4.3
Provides dynamic string format.
54
formatx
growingv0.2.4
A macro for formatting non literal strings at runtime
Core Metrics
| dfmt | dyn-fmt | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 52 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 297 | 633.4K | 597.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 92 | 35.3K | 48.5K |
| Dependents | 8 | 131 | 120 |
| Releases | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 53d ago | 565d ago | 327d ago |
| Age | 3m | 5y 9m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
dfmt
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
dyn-fmt
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
formatx
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dfmt | dyn-fmt | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.4.3 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 9KB | 15KB |
| Features | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.71 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dfmt leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dyn-fmt has the most downloads (633.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •dyn-fmt is depended on by 131 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dyn-fmt has not been updated in over a year.