Decision Workspace
fastxml vs uppsala vs libxml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
fastxml
experimentalv0.8.1
A fast, memory-efficient XML library with XPath and XSD validation support
56
uppsala
experimentalv0.3.0
A pure Rust XML parser, DOM, namespace, XPath, and XSD validation library
51
libxml
growingv0.3.8
A Rust wrapper for libxml2 - the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project
Core Metrics
| fastxml | uppsala | libxml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 56 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 544 | 1.2K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 211 | 1.0K | 123.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 46 | 262 |
| Releases | 16 | 5 | 55 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 31d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 1m | 1m | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
fastxml
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
uppsala
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
libxml
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fastxml | uppsala | libxml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.1 | 0.3.0 | 0.3.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Dependencies | 30 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 357KB | 140KB | 138KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •uppsala leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •libxml has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •libxml is depended on by 262 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.