Decision Workspace
str_stack vs miny vs microstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
str_stack
growingv0.1.0
A string allocator for allocating many write-once strings. This library is primarily useful for parsing where you need to repeatedly build many strings, use them, and then throw them away. Instead of allocating many independent strings, this library will put them all in the same buffer.
60
miny
stablev2.1.0
Box<T> with small value optimization
55
microstr
experimentalv0.4.0
Stack-allocated string with fixed capacity
Core Metrics
| str_stack | miny | microstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 30.2M | 5.5K | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.6M | 23 | 6 |
| Dependents | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 49d ago | 224d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 2y 8m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
str_stack
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
miny
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
microstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| str_stack | miny | microstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 8KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.76 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •miny leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •str_stack has the most downloads (30.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ str_stack has not been updated in over a year.
- •str_stack, microstr are pre-1.0 — API may change.