Decision Workspace
html_parser vs html_parser_rscx vs scrape-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
html_parser
growingv0.7.0
A simple and general purpose html/xhtml parser
35
html_parser_rscx
growingv0.7.1
A simple and general purpose html/xhtml parser
54
scrape-core
experimentalv0.2.5
High-performance HTML parsing library core
Core Metrics
| html_parser | html_parser_rscx | scrape-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 35 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M | 3.3K | 6.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 128.9K | 62 | 3.7K |
| Dependents | 408 | 3 | 36 |
| Releases | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1051d ago | 916d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 2y 6m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
html_parser
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
html_parser_rscx
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
scrape-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| html_parser | html_parser_rscx | scrape-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.0 | 0.7.1 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 55KB | 90KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •scrape-core leads with a health score of 54/100, 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.
- •⚠ html_parser, html_parser_rscx have not been updated in over a year.