Decision Workspace
pofile vs ferrocat vs ferrocat-po
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
pofile
experimentalv5.0.0-beta.0
Rust core for parsing and serializing GNU gettext PO files.
53
ferrocat
experimentalv0.9.0
Rust-first gettext and ICU toolkit for PO parsing, catalog updates, and MessageFormat parsing.
57
ferrocat-po
experimentalv0.9.0
Performance-first PO parsing, serialization, and catalog update primitives for ferrocat.
Core Metrics
| pofile | ferrocat | ferrocat-po | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 54 | 308 | 387 |
| 30d Downloads | 54 | 308 | 387 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Releases | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 8d ago | 8d ago |
| Age | 18d | 15d | 10d |
Health Breakdown
pofile
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
ferrocat
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
ferrocat-po
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| pofile | ferrocat | ferrocat-po | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0-beta.0 | 0.9.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 8KB | 76KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferrocat-po leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ferrocat, ferrocat-po are pre-1.0 — API may change.