Decision Workspace
easy_paths vs stringtape vs standard_paths
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
easy_paths
growingv0.1.1
Convenience library for rapidly processing string-type paths.
55
stringtape
growingv2.4.1
A tape class for strings arrays compatible with Apache Arrow
52
standard_paths
growingv2.1.0
A port of QStandardPaths class which provides methods for accessing standard paths on the local filesystem (config, cache, user directories and etc.).
Core Metrics
| easy_paths | stringtape | standard_paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 4.2K | 6.3K | 33.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 48 | 183 | 833 |
| Dependents | 0 | 28 | 154 |
| Releases | 2 | 20 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1116d ago | 127d ago | 967d ago |
| Age | 3y | 7m | 8y 3m |
Health Breakdown
easy_paths
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
stringtape
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
standard_paths
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| easy_paths | stringtape | standard_paths | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 2.4.1 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 38KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stringtape leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •standard_paths has the most downloads (33.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •standard_paths is depended on by 154 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ easy_paths, standard_paths have not been updated in over a year.
- •easy_paths is pre-1.0 — API may change.