Decision Workspace
simple-summarize vs text-summarize vs pithy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
simple-summarize
experimentalv0.1.0
Fast extractive text summarizer in Rust (with 30-70% compression).
39
text-summarize
growingv0.1.3
A function which takes text and summarizes it in 5 lines
39
pithy
growingv0.1.7
Ultra-fast, spookily accurate text summarizer that works on any language
Core Metrics
| simple-summarize | text-summarize | pithy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| Total Downloads | 38 | 5.4K | 10.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 119d ago | 2205d ago | 1508d ago |
| Age | 3m | 6y | 4y 1m |
Health Breakdown
simple-summarize
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
text-summarize
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
pithy
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| simple-summarize | text-summarize | pithy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.1.3 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 1KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •text-summarize leads with a health score of 39/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pithy has the most downloads (10.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ text-summarize, pithy have not been updated in over a year.