Decision Workspace
smartstring vs ecow vs rsasl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
smartstring
growingv1.0.1
Compact inlined strings
73
ecow
growingv0.2.7
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
71
rsasl
stablev2.3.1
The Rust SASL framework, aimed at both middleware-style protocol implementation and application code. Designed to make SASL authentication simple and safe while handing as much control to the user as possible.
Core Metrics
| smartstring | ecow | rsasl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 50.3M | 3.1M | 589.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.8M | 481.2K | 98.9K |
| Dependents | 2.6K | 1.4K | 108 |
| Releases | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 1523d ago | today | 32d ago |
| Age | 6y | 3y 2m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
smartstring
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ecow
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
rsasl
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| smartstring | ecow | rsasl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.2.7 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0+ | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 36KB | 95KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | 1.73 | 1.65.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ecow leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smartstring has the most downloads (50.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smartstring is depended on by 2.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smartstring has not been updated in over a year.
- •ecow is pre-1.0 — API may change.