Decision Workspace
iriencoding vs encoding_rs vs chardetng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
iriencoding
growingv1.0.4
Encoding and decoding of IRI (RFC 3987) segments
61
encoding_rs
growingv0.8.35
A Gecko-oriented implementation of the Encoding Standard
53
chardetng
growingv0.1.17
A character encoding detector for legacy Web content
Core Metrics
| iriencoding | encoding_rs | chardetng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 343.7M | 5.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 123 | 21.6M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 2 | 10.1K | 538 |
| Releases | 5 | 62 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 243d ago | 519d ago | 1555d ago |
| Age | 8m | 9y 8m | 6y 9m |
Health Breakdown
iriencoding
Maintenance
15
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
encoding_rs
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
chardetng
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| iriencoding | encoding_rs | chardetng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 0.8.35 | 0.1.17 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | (Apache-2.0 OR MIT) AND BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 1.4MB | 56KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.36 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •encoding_rs leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •encoding_rs is depended on by 10.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ encoding_rs, chardetng have not been updated in over a year.
- •encoding_rs, chardetng are pre-1.0 — API may change.