Decision Workspace
distance vs aho-corasick vs matcher_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
distance
growingv0.4.0
A collection of approximate string matching algorithms
65
aho-corasick
growingv1.1.4
Fast multiple substring searching.
60
matcher_rs
growingv0.11.0
A high-performance matcher designed to solve LOGICAL and TEXT VARIATIONS problems in word matching, implemented in Rust.
Core Metrics
| distance | aho-corasick | matcher_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 65 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 560.2K | 728.6M | 48.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 21.9K | 48.4M | 208 |
| Dependents | 365 | 6.5K | 70 |
| Releases | 4 | 62 | 54 |
| Last Updated | 3547d ago | 150d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 10y 9m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
distance
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
aho-corasick
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
matcher_rs
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| distance | aho-corasick | matcher_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 1.1.4 | 0.11.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 184KB | 302KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 3.2% | 1.8% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •aho-corasick leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aho-corasick is depended on by 6.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ distance has not been updated in over a year.
- •distance, matcher_rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.