Decision Workspace
maybe_utf8 vs maybe-string vs simdutf8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
maybe_utf8
growingv0.2.3
Byte container optionally encoded as UTF-8
40
maybe-string
growingv0.1.0
Provides a newtype wrapper that represents a byte vector that may be a valid UTF-8 string
58
simdutf8
growingv0.1.5
SIMD-accelerated UTF-8 validation.
Core Metrics
| maybe_utf8 | maybe-string | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 40 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 15.3K | 5.0K | 107.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 89 | 10.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 6 | 2.5K |
| Releases | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 1856d ago | 551d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 5y 1m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
maybe_utf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
maybe-string
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
simdutf8
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| maybe_utf8 | maybe-string | simdutf8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.1.0 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 3KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simdutf8 leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simdutf8 is depended on by 2.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ maybe_utf8, maybe-string, simdutf8 have not been updated in over a year.