Decision Workspace
homoglyph-detect vs zero-width-strip vs sqdist
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
homoglyph-detect
experimentalv0.1.0
Detect Cyrillic/Greek lookalike chars masquerading as ASCII. For prompt-injection and phishing defense. Zero deps.
48
zero-width-strip
experimentalv0.1.0
Strip zero-width and bidi-control Unicode characters from text. Defends against invisible-payload prompt injection. Zero deps.
46
sqdist
experimentalv0.3.0
Fast string-distance CLI for typosquatting and homoglyph detection (Levenshtein, Damerau-Levenshtein, UTS#39 confusable-weighted).
Core Metrics
| homoglyph-detect | zero-width-strip | sqdist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 48 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 9d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 9d | 9d | 3d |
Health Breakdown
homoglyph-detect
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
zero-width-strip
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
sqdist
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| homoglyph-detect | zero-width-strip | sqdist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 7KB | 74KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.74 | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •homoglyph-detect leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •sqdist has the most downloads (46), suggesting wider adoption.