Decision Workspace
smashquote vs snailquote vs unescape_zero_copy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
smashquote
growingv0.1.2
Remove shell-like quotes from byte strings
46
snailquote
growingv0.3.1
Escape and unescape strings with shell-inspired quoting
58
unescape_zero_copy
stablev2.3.1
Unescape strings without allocating memory
Core Metrics
| smashquote | snailquote | unescape_zero_copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 46 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4K | 1.5M | 47.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 1.9K | 51.0K | 4.0K |
| Dependents | 7 | 1.1K | 1 |
| Releases | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1408d ago | 1611d ago | 37d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 7y 8m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
smashquote
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
snailquote
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
unescape_zero_copy
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
4
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| smashquote | snailquote | unescape_zero_copy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.3.1 | 2.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-only | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 20KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unescape_zero_copy leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •snailquote has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •snailquote is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ smashquote, snailquote have not been updated in over a year.
- •smashquote, snailquote are pre-1.0 — API may change.