Decision Workspace
rstring vs bstr vs aho-corasick
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
rstring
experimentalv0.1.0
A comprehensive set of string manipulation utilities inspired by Apache Commons Lang3 StringUtils
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
65
aho-corasick
growingv1.1.4
Fast multiple substring searching.
Core Metrics
| rstring | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 71 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 15 | 269.3M | 728.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 17.1M | 48.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 6.8K | 6.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 49 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 45d ago | 152d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 1m | 7y 5m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rstring
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
aho-corasick
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rstring | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 | 1.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 34KB | 355KB | 184KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | 1.60.0 |
| 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.
- •aho-corasick has the most downloads (728.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bstr is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rstring is pre-1.0 — API may change.