Decision Workspace
stringmatch vs version-compare vs sscanf
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
stringmatch
growingv0.4.0
Allow the use of regular expressions or strings wherever you need string comparison
63
version-compare
growingv0.2.1
Rust library to easily compare version numbers with no specific format, and test against various comparison operators.
61
sscanf
growingv0.5.0
A sscanf (inverse of format!()) macro with near unlimited parsing capabilities
Core Metrics
| stringmatch | version-compare | sscanf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 1.0M | 44.9M | 1.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 72.5K | 3.3M | 109.1K |
| Dependents | 60 | 1.2K | 135 |
| Releases | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1339d ago | 147d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 9y | 5y |
Health Breakdown
stringmatch
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
version-compare
Maintenance
10
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sscanf
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| stringmatch | version-compare | sscanf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.2.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 14KB | 64KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •version-compare leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •version-compare is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stringmatch has not been updated in over a year.