Decision Workspace
string32 vs tinystr vs smallstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
string32
growingv0.2.0
A string that is indexed by u32 instead of usize
61
tinystr
growingv0.8.2
A small ASCII-only bounded length string representation.
60
smallstr
growingv0.3.1
String-like container based on smallvec
Core Metrics
| string32 | tinystr | smallstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 61 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 265.1M | 5.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 34.5M | 465.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 627 | 818 |
| Releases | 2 | 34 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1762d ago | 150d ago | 226d ago |
| Age | 4y 11m | 6y 7m | 7y 11m |
Health Breakdown
string32
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
tinystr
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
smallstr
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| string32 | tinystr | smallstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.8.2 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Unlicense OR MIT | Unicode-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 24KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 4 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •tinystr leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •smallstr is depended on by 818 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ string32 has not been updated in over a year.