Decision Workspace
levenshtein vs leven-distance vs levenshtein-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
levenshtein
growingv1.0.5
Levenshtein algorithm
41
leven-distance
growingv1.0.0
Compute operational differences between two sequences using the Levenshtein algorithm.
29
levenshtein-rs
growingv0.1.1
Levenshtein distance algorithm
Core Metrics
| levenshtein | leven-distance | levenshtein-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 41 | 29 |
| Total Downloads | 21.5M | 1.9K | 2.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 904.6K | 5 | 2 |
| Dependents | 585 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1859d ago | 780d ago | 1346d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 2y 1m | 5y 7m |
Health Breakdown
levenshtein
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
leven-distance
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
levenshtein-rs
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| levenshtein | leven-distance | levenshtein-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 5KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •levenshtein leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •levenshtein is depended on by 585 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ levenshtein, leven-distance, levenshtein-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •levenshtein-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.