Decision Workspace
strip_bom vs bom-strip vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
strip_bom
growingv1.0.0
Add a simple BOM striping feature for `str` and `String`.
49
bom-strip
experimentalv0.1.0
Strip UTF-8/16/32 BOM bytes and stray U+FEFF code points from text before parsing or hashing. Zero deps.
70
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| strip_bom | bom-strip | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 49 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 857.2K | 13 | 307.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 13.9K | 0 | 21.1M |
| Dependents | 22 | 0 | 7.3K |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 2083d ago | 9d ago | 211d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 9d | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
strip_bom
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
bom-strip
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
bstr
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| strip_bom | bom-strip | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 1.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 7KB | 355KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74 | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ strip_bom has not been updated in over a year.
- •bom-strip is pre-1.0 — API may change.