Decision Workspace
fmtools vs formatx vs figura
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
fmtools
growingv0.1.2
Fast, minimal, feature-rich, extended formatting syntax for Rust!
66
formatx
growingv0.4.1
A macro for formatting non literal strings at runtime
57
figura
stablev3.0.0
A flexible string template formatting crate
Core Metrics
| fmtools | formatx | figura | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 107.8K | 802.0K | 4.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 7.6K | 38.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 58 | 143 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 13 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 1446d ago | 4d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 4y | 3y 11m | 1y |
Health Breakdown
fmtools
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
formatx
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
figura
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| fmtools | formatx | figura | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.4.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 23KB | 22KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •formatx leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •formatx is depended on by 143 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ fmtools has not been updated in over a year.
- •fmtools, formatx are pre-1.0 — API may change.