Decision Workspace
langid-rs vs papagan vs whatlang
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
langid-rs
growingv1.1.0
A fast and lightweight language identification library in Rust, inspired by py3langid.
46
papagan
experimentalv0.1.7
Fast, small-binary language detection with opt-in language packs
58
whatlang
growingv0.18.0
Fast and lightweight language identification library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| langid-rs | papagan | whatlang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 46 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 95 | 2.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 189.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 595 |
| Releases | 4 | 8 | 36 |
| Last Updated | 248d ago | 33d ago | 221d ago |
| Age | 10m | 1m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
langid-rs
Maintenance
9
Quality
17
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
papagan
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
whatlang
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| langid-rs | papagan | whatlang | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.1.7 | 0.18.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 1.5MB | 659KB | 83KB |
| Features | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.80 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •whatlang leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •whatlang is depended on by 595 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •papagan, whatlang are pre-1.0 — API may change.