Decision Workspace
libxml vs xmloxide vs quick-xml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
libxml
growingv0.3.8
A Rust wrapper for libxml2 - the XML C parser and toolkit developed for the Gnome project
51
xmloxide
experimentalv0.4.1
A pure Rust reimplementation of libxml2 — memory-safe XML/HTML parsing
73
quick-xml
growingv0.39.2
High performance xml reader and writer
Core Metrics
| libxml | xmloxide | quick-xml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 51 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M | 180 | 238.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 128.3K | 182 | 20.8M |
| Dependents | 262 | 0 | 15.0K |
| Releases | 55 | 9 | 98 |
| Last Updated | 183d ago | 11d ago | 35d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 27d | 10y 1m |
Health Breakdown
libxml
Maintenance
10
Quality
11
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
xmloxide
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
quick-xml
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| libxml | xmloxide | quick-xml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.8 | 0.4.1 | 0.39.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 138KB | 370KB | 214KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 3.6% | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quick-xml leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •quick-xml is depended on by 15.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.