Decision Workspace
lexer-lang vs bynk-syntax vs klex
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
lexer-lang
experimentalv1.0.0
Scanner/tokenizer core for hand-written and generated lexers.
53
bynk-syntax
experimentalv0.154.0
Bynk's syntax foundation: lexer, parser, AST, spans, the CompileError type, and the diagnostic-code registry — the lowest leaf of the compiler crate set.
46
klex
experimentalv0.1.2
A simple lexer (tokenizer) generator for Rust
Core Metrics
| lexer-lang | bynk-syntax | klex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 953 | 457 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 22 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 15d ago | 1d ago | 259d ago |
| Age | 15d | 23d | 8m |
Health Breakdown
lexer-lang
Maintenance
12
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
bynk-syntax
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
klex
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lexer-lang | bynk-syntax | klex | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.154.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 55KB | 111KB | 30KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bynk-syntax leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bynk-syntax is depended on by 166 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bynk-syntax, klex are pre-1.0 — API may change.