Decision Workspace
nom vs winnow vs nom8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
nom
growingv8.0.0
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library
70
winnow
stablev1.0.3
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library
47
nom8
growingv0.2.0
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library (fork for proposals for v8)
Core Metrics
| nom | winnow | nom8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 70 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 531.4M | 581.8M | 5.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 39.0M | 60.0M | 176.6K |
| Dependents | 27.7K | 4.1K | 13 |
| Releases | 98 | 110 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 484d ago | 11d ago | 1245d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 3y 3m | 3y 5m |
Health Breakdown
nom
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
winnow
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nom8
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| nom | winnow | nom8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.0 | 1.0.3 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 15 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 136KB | 188KB | 162KB |
| Features | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.65.0 | 1.65.0 | 1.51.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winnow leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nom is depended on by 27.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nom, nom8 have not been updated in over a year.
- •nom8 is pre-1.0 — API may change.