Decision Workspace
forbidden-bands vs deunicode vs simdutf8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
forbidden-bands
growingv0.2.4
8-bit string handling library
61
deunicode
growingv1.6.2
Convert Unicode strings to pure ASCII by intelligently transliterating them. Suppors Emoji and Chinese.
58
simdutf8
growingv0.1.5
SIMD-accelerated UTF-8 validation.
Core Metrics
| forbidden-bands | deunicode | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 5.7K | 41.0M | 107.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 37 | 3.2M | 10.4M |
| Dependents | 4 | 1.4K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 6 | 23 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 179d ago | 335d ago | 551d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 7y 10m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
forbidden-bands
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
deunicode
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
simdutf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| forbidden-bands | deunicode | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 1.6.2 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 31KB | 173KB | 28KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deunicode leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simdutf8 has the most downloads (107.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •simdutf8 is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simdutf8 has not been updated in over a year.
- •forbidden-bands, simdutf8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.