Decision Workspace
finl_unicode vs icu_segmenter vs unicode-reverse
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
finl_unicode
growingv1.4.0
Library for handling Unicode functionality for finl (categories and grapheme segmentation)
70
icu_segmenter
stablev2.2.0
Unicode line breaking and text segmentation algorithms for text boundaries analysis
54
unicode-reverse
growingv1.0.9
Unicode-aware in-place string reversal
Core Metrics
| finl_unicode | icu_segmenter | unicode-reverse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 70 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 31.6M | 6.9M | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6M | 1.6M | 621.0K |
| Dependents | 255 | 299 | 34 |
| Releases | 7 | 19 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 242d ago | 54d ago | 801d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 5y | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
finl_unicode
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
icu_segmenter
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
unicode-reverse
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| finl_unicode | icu_segmenter | unicode-reverse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.0 | 2.2.0 | 1.0.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | (MIT OR Apache-2.0) AND Unicode-DFS-2016 | Unicode-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 66KB | 1.8MB | 8KB |
| Features | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •icu_segmenter leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •finl_unicode has the most downloads (31.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •icu_segmenter is depended on by 299 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unicode-reverse has not been updated in over a year.