Decision Workspace
fmtools vs dfmt vs formatx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
fmtools
growingv0.1.2
Fast, minimal, feature-rich, extended formatting syntax for Rust!
60
dfmt
experimentalv0.4.1
A fully featured dynamic template drop in replacement for the format! macro.
54
formatx
growingv0.2.4
A macro for formatting non literal strings at runtime
Core Metrics
| fmtools | dfmt | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 84.1K | 297 | 597.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.9K | 92 | 47.0K |
| Dependents | 58 | 8 | 120 |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1338d ago | 53d ago | 327d ago |
| Age | 3y 9m | 3m | 3y 7m |
Health Breakdown
fmtools
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
dfmt
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
formatx
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fmtools | dfmt | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.4.1 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 21KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dfmt leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •formatx has the most downloads (597.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •formatx is depended on by 120 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fmtools has not been updated in over a year.