Decision Workspace
soft-canonicalize vs normpath vs path_macro2
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
soft-canonicalize
experimentalv0.5.4
Path canonicalization that works with non-existing paths.
59
normpath
growingv1.5.0
More reliable path manipulation
57
path_macro2
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform path construction macro supporting both slash (/) and comma (,) syntax with variable interpolation
Core Metrics
| soft-canonicalize | normpath | path_macro2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 16.4K | 20.6M | 288 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2K | 1.1M | 43 |
| Dependents | 50 | 1.1K | 0 |
| Releases | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 67d ago | 187d ago | 143d ago |
| Age | 8m | 5y 4m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
soft-canonicalize
Maintenance
15
Quality
8
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
normpath
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
path_macro2
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| soft-canonicalize | normpath | path_macro2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 1.5.0 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 254KB | 23KB | 12KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 31.3% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.81.0 | 1.56.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •normpath leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •normpath is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •soft-canonicalize, path_macro2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.