Decision Workspace
smartstring vs rsasl vs ecow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
smartstring
growingv1.0.1
Compact inlined strings
70
rsasl
stablev2.2.1
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.
63
ecow
growingv0.2.6
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
Core Metrics
| smartstring | rsasl | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 70 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 45.3M | 432.3K | 2.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3M | 43.4K | 412.7K |
| Dependents | 2.4K | 104 | 1.2K |
| Releases | 14 | 39 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 1464d ago | 45d ago | 235d ago |
| Age | 5y 10m | 5y 11m | 3y |
Health Breakdown
smartstring
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rsasl
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
ecow
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| smartstring | rsasl | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 2.2.1 | 0.2.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0+ | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 17 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 30KB | 94KB | 30KB |
| Features | 3 | 17 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.57 | 1.65.0 | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rsasl leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smartstring has the most downloads (45.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •smartstring is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smartstring has not been updated in over a year.
- •ecow is pre-1.0 — API may change.