Decision Workspace
fuzzy-string-distance vs levenshtein-diff vs block-aligner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
fuzzy-string-distance
growingv1.0.0
Fuzzy string distance comparisons
41
levenshtein-diff
growingv0.2.4
Generic implementation of Levenshtein's algorithm that also allows you to generate the edits required to convert a source sequence to a target, and apply them to the source sequence to regenerate the target.
41
block-aligner
growingv0.5.1
SIMD-accelerated library for computing global and X-drop affine gap penalty sequence-to-sequence or sequence-to-profile alignments using an adaptive block-based algorithm.
Core Metrics
| fuzzy-string-distance | levenshtein-diff | block-aligner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 34.1K | 18.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.9K | 334 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 558d ago | 1228d ago | 642d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 5y 2m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
fuzzy-string-distance
Maintenance
1
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
levenshtein-diff
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
block-aligner
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| fuzzy-string-distance | levenshtein-diff | block-aligner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.2.4 | 0.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 7KB | 445KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fuzzy-string-distance leads with a health score of 41/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •levenshtein-diff has the most downloads (34.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fuzzy-string-distance, levenshtein-diff, block-aligner have not been updated in over a year.
- •levenshtein-diff, block-aligner are pre-1.0 — API may change.