Decision Workspace
stringmetrics vs strsim vs levenshtein
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
stringmetrics
growingv2.2.2
Rust library for approximate string matching
56
strsim
growingv0.11.1
Implementations of string similarity metrics. Includes Hamming, Levenshtein, OSA, Damerau-Levenshtein, Jaro, Jaro-Winkler, and Sørensen-Dice.
52
levenshtein
growingv1.0.5
Levenshtein algorithm
Core Metrics
| stringmetrics | strsim | levenshtein | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 56 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6M | 803.2M | 23.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 812.7K | 59.2M | 861.1K |
| Dependents | 58 | 10.6K | 607 |
| Releases | 29 | 25 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1244d ago | 783d ago | 1918d ago |
| Age | 4y | 11y 3m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
stringmetrics
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
strsim
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
levenshtein
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| stringmetrics | strsim | levenshtein | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.2 | 0.11.1 | 1.0.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 14KB | 1KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.56 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stringmetrics leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •strsim has the most downloads (803.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •strsim is depended on by 10.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ stringmetrics, strsim, levenshtein have not been updated in over a year.
- •strsim is pre-1.0 — API may change.