Decision Workspace
lightningcss vs parcel_css vs lightningcss_rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
lightningcss
stablev1.0.0-alpha.71
A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier
53
parcel_css
growingv1.0.0-alpha.32
A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier
30
lightningcss_rs
growingv0.1.0
A CSS parser, transformer, and minifier fork from https://github.com/parcel-bundler/lightningcss. Fix some bug for Rspack.
Core Metrics
| lightningcss | parcel_css | lightningcss_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 53 | 30 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2M | 53.1K | 2.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 207.6K | 231 | 42 |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 60 | 0 |
| Releases | 39 | 28 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 1302d ago | 522d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 4y 3m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
lightningcss
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
parcel_css
Maintenance
10
Quality
19
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
lightningcss_rs
Maintenance
2
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| lightningcss | parcel_css | lightningcss_rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0-alpha.71 | 1.0.0-alpha.32 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 33 | 22 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 7.4MB | 421KB | 7.4MB |
| Features | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •lightningcss leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lightningcss is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ parcel_css, lightningcss_rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •lightningcss_rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.