Decision Workspace
difference_engine vs fd-find vs unicode-script
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
difference_engine
growingv0.1.0
DEng—an extensible language-aware diff
67
fd-find
stablev10.4.2
fd is a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find.
64
unicode-script
growingv0.5.8
This crate exposes the Unicode `Script` and `Script_Extension` properties from [UAX #24](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr24/)
Core Metrics
| difference_engine | fd-find | unicode-script | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 67 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 692.2K | 22.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 13.8K | 2.6M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 689 |
| Releases | 1 | 38 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 3577d ago | 17d ago | 114d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 8y 6m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
difference_engine
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
fd-find
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
unicode-script
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| difference_engine | fd-find | unicode-script | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 10.4.2 | 0.5.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 24 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 145KB | 48KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.90.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •fd-find leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unicode-script has the most downloads (22.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unicode-script is depended on by 689 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ difference_engine has not been updated in over a year.
- •difference_engine, unicode-script are pre-1.0 — API may change.