Decision Workspace
encoding_rs vs chardetng vs chardetng_c
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
encoding_rs
growingv0.8.35
A Gecko-oriented implementation of the Encoding Standard
67
chardetng
stablev1.0.0
A character encoding detector for legacy Web content
55
chardetng_c
stablev1.0.0
C bindings for chardetng
Core Metrics
| encoding_rs | chardetng | chardetng_c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 67 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 395.3M | 7.2M | 51.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 29.4M | 917.2K | 30.1K |
| Dependents | 11.5K | 648 | 0 |
| Releases | 62 | 20 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 578d ago | 56d ago | 56d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 6y 11m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
encoding_rs
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
chardetng
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
chardetng_c
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| encoding_rs | chardetng | chardetng_c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.35 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 1.4MB | 58KB | 10KB |
| Features | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.40 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chardetng leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encoding_rs has the most downloads (395.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •encoding_rs is depended on by 11.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ encoding_rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •encoding_rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.