Decision Workspace
lean_string vs ecow vs cowstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
lean_string
growingv0.5.3
Compact, clone-on-write string.
63
ecow
growingv0.2.6
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
55
cowstr
growingv1.3.0
Copy-on-Write shared strings
Core Metrics
| lean_string | ecow | cowstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 63 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 266.3K | 2.2M | 117.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 64.9K | 412.7K | 9.2K |
| Dependents | 24 | 1.2K | 39 |
| Releases | 11 | 10 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 235d ago | 794d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 3y | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
lean_string
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
ecow
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cowstr
Maintenance
7
Quality
22
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| lean_string | ecow | cowstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.3 | 0.2.6 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 30KB | 32KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | 1.70.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecow leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ecow is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cowstr has not been updated in over a year.
- •lean_string, ecow are pre-1.0 — API may change.