Decision Workspace
liblevenshtein vs levenshtein_automata vs elid
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
liblevenshtein
experimentalv0.8.0
Levenshtein/Universal Automata for approximate string matching using various dictionary backends
46
levenshtein_automata
growingv0.2.1
Creates Levenshtein Automata in an efficient manner.
46
elid
experimentalv0.4.24
Embedding Locality IDentifier - encode embeddings into sortable string IDs for vector search without vector stores, plus fast string similarity algorithms
Core Metrics
| liblevenshtein | levenshtein_automata | elid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 46 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 977 | 13.9M | 99 |
| 30d Downloads | 151 | 1.2M | 87 |
| Dependents | 0 | 189 | 4 |
| Releases | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 96d ago | 1774d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 4m | 7y 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
liblevenshtein
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
levenshtein_automata
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
elid
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| liblevenshtein | levenshtein_automata | elid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.4.24 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 45 | 2 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 4.9MB | 14KB | 424KB |
| Features | 34 | 1 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •liblevenshtein leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •levenshtein_automata has the most downloads (13.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •levenshtein_automata is depended on by 189 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ levenshtein_automata has not been updated in over a year.