Decision Workspace
icu_normalizer vs unaccent vs icu_segmenter
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
72
icu_normalizer
stablev2.2.0
API for normalizing text into Unicode Normalization Forms
45
unaccent
growingv0.1.1
A Rust crate to remove accents from strings, inspired by PostgreSQL's unaccent extension.
70
icu_segmenter
stablev2.2.0
Unicode line breaking and text segmentation algorithms for text boundaries analysis
Core Metrics
| icu_normalizer | unaccent | icu_segmenter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 72 | 45 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 334.1M | 42.3K | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 49.0M | 5.6K | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 299 | 23 | 299 |
| Releases | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 54d ago | 466d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 5y | 1y 4m | 5y |
Health Breakdown
icu_normalizer
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
unaccent
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
icu_segmenter
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| icu_normalizer | unaccent | icu_segmenter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unicode-3.0 | non-standard | Unicode-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 78KB | 4KB | 1.8MB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | — | 1.86 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •icu_normalizer leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •icu_normalizer is depended on by 299 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unaccent has not been updated in over a year.
- •unaccent is pre-1.0 — API may change.