Decision Workspace
maybe-string vs maybe_utf8 vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
maybe-string
growingv0.1.0
Provides a newtype wrapper that represents a byte vector that may be a valid UTF-8 string
38
maybe_utf8
growingv0.2.3
Byte container optionally encoded as UTF-8
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| maybe-string | maybe_utf8 | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 38 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 15.3K | 269.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 89 | 12 | 16.5M |
| Dependents | 6 | 0 | 6.8K |
| Releases | 1 | 8 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 1856d ago | 3759d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 5y 1m | 11y 2m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
maybe-string
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
maybe_utf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| maybe-string | maybe_utf8 | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.3 | 1.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 5KB | 355KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ maybe-string, maybe_utf8 have not been updated in over a year.
- •maybe-string, maybe_utf8 are pre-1.0 — API may change.