Decision Workspace
strstr vs bytestring vs ecow
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
strstr
growingv0.0.0
Fast mutable strings
74
bytestring
stablev1.5.1
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
73
ecow
growingv0.2.7
Compact, clone-on-write vector and string.
Core Metrics
| strstr | bytestring | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 74 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 1.5K | 67.3M | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 3.4M | 481.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.2K | 1.4K |
| Releases | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1176d ago | 25d ago | today |
| Age | 3y 2m | 6y 5m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
strstr
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
2
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
bytestring
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ecow
Maintenance
21
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| strstr | bytestring | ecow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 1.5.1 | 0.2.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 11KB | 36KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytestring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ecow is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ strstr has not been updated in over a year.
- •strstr, ecow are pre-1.0 — API may change.