Decision Workspace
hson vs minify vs html_parser
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
hson
growingv0.1.11
JSON like format for HTML. Allow querying the data through searching methods similar to client-side DOM queries methods
50
minify
growingv1.3.0
Crate for text minification. Currently supported: html, json
46
html_parser
growingv0.7.0
A simple and general purpose html/xhtml parser
Core Metrics
| hson | minify | html_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 50 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 18.3K | 109.6K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 33 | 3.7K | 128.9K |
| Dependents | 1 | 160 | 408 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2579d ago | 1574d ago | 1051d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 7y 9m | 5y 10m |
Health Breakdown
hson
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
minify
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
html_parser
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| hson | minify | html_parser | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 1.3.0 | 0.7.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 7KB | 55KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minify leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •html_parser has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •html_parser is depended on by 408 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hson, minify, html_parser have not been updated in over a year.
- •hson, html_parser are pre-1.0 — API may change.