Decision Workspace
merc_syntax vs tree-sitter-highlight vs rss
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
merc_syntax
growingv2.0.0
Provides an AST and Pest grammar for the mCRL2 specification language.
75
tree-sitter-highlight
growingv0.26.11
Library for performing syntax highlighting with Tree-sitter
74
rss
stablev2.1.0
Library for serializing the RSS web content syndication format
Core Metrics
| merc_syntax | tree-sitter-highlight | rss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 75 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 296 | 3.6M | 4.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 102.9K | 140.2K |
| Dependents | 4 | 1.6K | 1.1K |
| Releases | 2 | 51 | 50 |
| Last Updated | 51d ago | 1d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7y 4m | 11y 5m |
Health Breakdown
merc_syntax
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
tree-sitter-highlight
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rss
Maintenance
17
Quality
20
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| merc_syntax | tree-sitter-highlight | rss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 | 0.26.11 | 2.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 57KB | 19KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.91.0 | 1.84 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tree-sitter-highlight leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rss has the most downloads (4.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tree-sitter-highlight is depended on by 1.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •tree-sitter-highlight is pre-1.0 — API may change.