Decision Workspace
ncount vs quickcount vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ncount
growingv0.7.2
A word count tool intended to derive useful stats from markdown.
38
quickcount
growingv0.1.0
Sleek, minimal and blazingly fast word counter app.
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| ncount | quickcount | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 38 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 55.1K | 727 | 269.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 46 | 3 | 16.5M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 6.8K |
| Releases | 42 | 1 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 521d ago | 386d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 8y | 1y | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ncount
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
quickcount
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| ncount | quickcount | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.2 | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 35KB | 355KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 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.
- •⚠ ncount, quickcount have not been updated in over a year.
- •ncount, quickcount are pre-1.0 — API may change.