Decision Workspace
icu_normalizer vs unaccent vs mlnormalize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
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.
40
mlnormalize
experimentalv0.4.0
Malayalam Unicode normalizer: bit-identical normalization for training and inference
Core Metrics
| icu_normalizer | unaccent | mlnormalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 45 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 418.4M | 53.4K | 16 |
| 30d Downloads | 31.4M | 3.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 350 | 24 | 0 |
| Releases | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 103d ago | 515d ago | 26d ago |
| Age | 5y 2m | 1y 6m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
icu_normalizer
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
unaccent
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
mlnormalize
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| icu_normalizer | unaccent | mlnormalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unicode-3.0 | non-standard | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 78KB | 4KB | 31KB |
| Features | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •icu_normalizer leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •icu_normalizer is depended on by 350 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unaccent has not been updated in over a year.
- •unaccent, mlnormalize are pre-1.0 — API may change.