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
61
version-compare
growingv0.2.1
Rust library to easily compare version numbers with no specific format, and test against various comparison operators.
58
sscanf
growingv0.5.0
A sscanf (inverse of format!()) macro with near unlimited parsing capabilities
Core Metrics
| stringmatch | version-compare | sscanf | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M | 60.4M | 2.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 54.8K | 2.9M | 41.5K |
| Dependents | 65 | 1.3K | 145 |
| Releases | 6 | 17 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1447d ago | 255d ago | 135d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 9y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
stringmatch
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
version-compare
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
sscanf
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
8
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 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •version-compare is depended on by 1.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stringmatch has not been updated in over a year.