Decision Workspace
levenshtein_lite vs levenshtein vs textdistance
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
levenshtein_lite
growingv0.1.1
No-frills implementation of a Levenshtein Automata and the Levenshtein Distance function.
52
levenshtein
growingv1.0.5
Levenshtein algorithm
50
textdistance
growingv1.1.1
Lots of algorithms to compare how similar two sequences are
Core Metrics
| levenshtein_lite | levenshtein | textdistance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 21.5M | 398.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 904.6K | 42.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 585 | 87 |
| Releases | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 642d ago | 1859d ago | 493d ago |
| Age | 1y 9m | 10y 1m | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
levenshtein_lite
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
levenshtein
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
textdistance
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| levenshtein_lite | levenshtein | textdistance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.5 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 1KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 58.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| 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_lite, levenshtein, textdistance have not been updated in over a year.
- •levenshtein_lite is pre-1.0 — API may change.