Decision Workspace
simple-interner vs string-interner vs lasso
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
simple-interner
growingv0.3.4
A simple append-only interner
54
string-interner
growingv0.19.0
Efficient string interner with minimal memory footprint and fast access to the underlying strings.
53
lasso
growingv0.7.3
A multithreaded and single threaded string interner that allows strings to be cached with a minimal memory footprint, associating them with a unique key that can be used to retrieve them at any time.
Core Metrics
| simple-interner | string-interner | lasso | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 54 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 18.2K | 27.3M | 7.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 1.7M | 492.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2.1K | 723 |
| Releases | 6 | 34 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1147d ago | 409d ago | 585d ago |
| Age | 7y 11m | 9y 1m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
simple-interner
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
string-interner
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
lasso
Maintenance
6
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| simple-interner | string-interner | lasso | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.4 | 0.19.0 | 0.7.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 32KB | 79KB |
| Features | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 33.3% | 23.5% | 16.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •string-interner leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •string-interner is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ simple-interner, string-interner, lasso have not been updated in over a year.