Decision Workspace
flexi-parse vs strtod vs fast-float2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
flexi-parse
growingv0.11.0
Simple, flexible parsing
56
strtod
growingv0.2.0
A high precision floating point parser implementation for Rust
56
fast-float2
growingv0.2.3
Fast floating-point number parser.
Core Metrics
| flexi-parse | strtod | fast-float2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 21.0K | 11.2K | 7.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 55 | 118 | 1.5M |
| Dependents | 1 | 3 | 218 |
| Releases | 19 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 43d ago | 9d ago | 512d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 10y 9m | 1y 4m |
Health Breakdown
flexi-parse
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
strtod
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
fast-float2
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| flexi-parse | strtod | fast-float2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 48KB | 27KB | 44KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48.0 | 1.37 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •flexi-parse leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fast-float2 has the most downloads (7.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •fast-float2 is depended on by 218 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fast-float2 has not been updated in over a year.