Decision Workspace
elasticlunr-rs vs docbook-index vs hermes-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
elasticlunr-rs
growingv3.0.2
A partial port of elasticlunr.js to Rust for generating static document search indexes
37
docbook-index
growingv0.1.5
Index a DocBook project in to an elasticlunr-compatible JSON index, for use in static-site XHTML sites.
65
hermes-core
growingv1.8.50
Core async search engine library with WASM support
Core Metrics
| elasticlunr-rs | docbook-index | hermes-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 37 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 7.4M | 9.3K | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 161.0K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 130 | 0 | 485 |
| Releases | 32 | 6 | 243 |
| Last Updated | 484d ago | 2491d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 7y | 6m |
Health Breakdown
elasticlunr-rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
docbook-index
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
hermes-core
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| elasticlunr-rs | docbook-index | hermes-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.2 | 0.1.5 | 1.8.50 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 6 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 110KB | 24KB | 664KB |
| Features | 19 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.57.0 | — | 1.92 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hermes-core leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •elasticlunr-rs has the most downloads (7.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hermes-core is depended on by 485 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ elasticlunr-rs, docbook-index have not been updated in over a year.
- •docbook-index is pre-1.0 — API may change.