Decision Workspace
lexviz vs boa_engine vs onion-frontend
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
lexviz
growingv2.0.0
A customizable lexical analyser tool which also allows you to visualize the NFAs and DFAs generated.
63
boa_engine
growingv0.21.0
Boa is a Javascript lexer, parser and compiler written in Rust. Currently, it has support for some of the language.
55
onion-frontend
experimentalv0.3.4
Compilation frontend for the Onion programming language - lexer, parser, and IR generator
Core Metrics
| lexviz | boa_engine | onion-frontend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 63 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 2.4M | 7.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 277.6K | 52 |
| Dependents | 0 | 418 | 26 |
| Releases | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 260d ago | 157d ago | 224d ago |
| Age | 11m | 4y | 10m |
Health Breakdown
lexviz
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
boa_engine
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
onion-frontend
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| lexviz | boa_engine | onion-frontend | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.21.0 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 74 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 949KB | 837KB | 65KB |
| Features | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boa_engine leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boa_engine is depended on by 418 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •boa_engine, onion-frontend are pre-1.0 — API may change.