Decision Workspace
langid vs unicode-script vs whatlang
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
langid
growingv0.0.1
NGram-based language identification
64
unicode-script
growingv0.5.8
This crate exposes the Unicode `Script` and `Script_Extension` properties from [UAX #24](http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr24/)
58
whatlang
growingv0.18.0
Fast and lightweight language identification library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| langid | unicode-script | whatlang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 22.3M | 1.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.7M | 158.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 689 | 533 |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 3656d ago | 114d ago | 162d ago |
| Age | 10y | 10y 6m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
langid
Maintenance
1
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
unicode-script
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
whatlang
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| langid | unicode-script | whatlang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.5.8 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 48KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unicode-script leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unicode-script is depended on by 689 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ langid has not been updated in over a year.