Decision Workspace
lformat vs fmty vs inline_format
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
lformat
experimentalv0.2.2
Clone of Lua `string.format` in Rust based on C `s(n)printf`
44
fmty
growingv0.1.1
Composable `core::fmt` utilities.
43
inline_format
growingv0.2.3
A more readable collection of string formatting macros.
Core Metrics
| lformat | fmty | inline_format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 44 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 3.9K | 9.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 5 | 286 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Releases | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 329d ago | 1149d ago | 947d ago |
| Age | 11m | 3y 1m | 2y 9m |
Health Breakdown
lformat
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fmty
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
inline_format
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lformat | fmty | inline_format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.1 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 18KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lformat leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •inline_format has the most downloads (9.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ fmty, inline_format have not been updated in over a year.