Decision Workspace
pastey vs quote vs syn
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
pastey
growingv0.2.3
Macros for all your token pasting needs. Successor of paste.
72
quote
stablev1.0.45
Quasi-quoting macro quote!(...)
71
syn
stablev2.0.117
Parser for Rust source code
Core Metrics
| pastey | quote | syn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 72 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 26.4M | 1.2B | 1.7B |
| 30d Downloads | 7.1M | 86.7M | 119.6M |
| Dependents | 1.4K | 138.5K | 139.7K |
| Releases | 7 | 93 | 350 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 83d ago | 95d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 9y 8m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
pastey
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
quote
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
syn
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pastey | quote | syn | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 1.0.45 | 2.0.117 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 32KB | 306KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.54 | 1.71 | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •quote leads with a health score of 72/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •syn has the most downloads (1.7B), suggesting wider adoption.
- •syn is depended on by 139.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •pastey is pre-1.0 — API may change.