Decision Workspace
html5ever vs html5gum vs dompa
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
html5ever
growingv0.39.0
High-performance browser-grade HTML5 parser
53
html5gum
growingv0.8.3
A WHATWG-compliant HTML5 tokenizer and tag soup parser.
48
dompa
growingv1.1.2
A lightweight, zero-dependency HTML5 document parser.
Core Metrics
| html5ever | html5gum | dompa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 53 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 50.1M | 1.1M | 3.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5.6M | 54.5K | 8 |
| Dependents | 3.3K | 81 | 0 |
| Releases | 75 | 21 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 112d ago | 239d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 4y 4m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
html5ever
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
html5gum
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
dompa
Maintenance
9
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| html5ever | html5gum | dompa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.39.0 | 0.8.3 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 82KB | 104KB | 12KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.71.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 6 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •html5ever leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •html5ever is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •html5ever, html5gum are pre-1.0 — API may change.