Decision Workspace
eddie vs strsim vs textdistance
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
eddie
growingv0.4.2
Fast and well-tested implementations of edit distance/string similarity metrics: Levenshtein, Damerau-Levenshtein, Hamming, Jaro, and Jaro-Winkler.
56
strsim
growingv0.11.1
Implementations of string similarity metrics. Includes Hamming, Levenshtein, OSA, Damerau-Levenshtein, Jaro, Jaro-Winkler, and Sørensen-Dice.
50
textdistance
growingv1.1.1
Lots of algorithms to compare how similar two sequences are
Core Metrics
| eddie | strsim | textdistance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 56 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 43.5K | 696.9M | 398.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 275 | 45.2M | 42.0K |
| Dependents | 45 | 9.4K | 87 |
| Releases | 13 | 25 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2260d ago | 724d ago | 493d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 11y 1m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
eddie
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
strsim
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
textdistance
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| eddie | strsim | textdistance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.11.1 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 14KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.0% | 58.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •strsim leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •strsim is depended on by 9.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ eddie, strsim, textdistance have not been updated in over a year.
- •eddie, strsim are pre-1.0 — API may change.