Decision Workspace
string_pipeline vs bstr vs formatx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
string_pipeline
growingv0.14.0
A flexible, template-driven string transformation pipeline for Rust.
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
66
formatx
growingv0.4.1
A macro for formatting non literal strings at runtime
Core Metrics
| string_pipeline | bstr | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 76 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 15.9K | 347.7M | 802.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 15.8M | 38.8K |
| Dependents | 31 | 7.8K | 143 |
| Releases | 17 | 51 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 99d ago | 18d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 7y 9m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
string_pipeline
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
formatx
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| string_pipeline | bstr | formatx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 1.12.3 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 106KB | 355KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •string_pipeline, formatx are pre-1.0 — API may change.