Decision Workspace
merve vs boa_engine vs boa_unicode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
merve
experimentalv1.2.2
A fast C++ lexer for extracting named exports from CommonJS modules
63
boa_engine
growingv0.21.0
Boa is a Javascript lexer, parser and compiler written in Rust. Currently, it has support for some of the language.
49
boa_unicode
growingv0.16.1
DEPRECATED. Use the icu_properties crate instead.
Core Metrics
| merve | boa_engine | boa_unicode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 63 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 71 | 2.4M | 84.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 267.5K | 897 |
| Dependents | 0 | 418 | 6 |
| Releases | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 16d ago | 157d ago | 1004d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y | 5y 2m |
Health Breakdown
merve
Maintenance
12
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
boa_engine
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
boa_unicode
Maintenance
8
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| merve | boa_engine | boa_unicode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.2 | 0.21.0 | 0.16.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Unlicense OR MIT | Unlicense/MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 74 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 837KB | 13KB |
| Features | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.88.0 | 1.66 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •boa_engine leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •boa_engine is depended on by 418 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boa_unicode has not been updated in over a year.
- •boa_engine, boa_unicode are pre-1.0 — API may change.