Decision Workspace
substitute vs stringtape vs nate-derive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
substitute
growingv0.2.0
extremly simple string templating
55
stringtape
growingv2.4.1
A tape class for strings arrays compatible with Apache Arrow
46
nate-derive
growingv0.4.2
Proc-macros for NaTE
Core Metrics
| substitute | stringtape | nate-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 55 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 6.3K | 25.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 170 | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 28 | 20 |
| Releases | 2 | 20 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 505d ago | 127d ago | 935d ago |
| Age | 1y 4m | 7m | 4y 8m |
Health Breakdown
substitute
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
stringtape
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
nate-derive
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| substitute | stringtape | nate-derive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.4.1 | 0.4.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 38KB | 15KB |
| Features | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.56 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •stringtape leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nate-derive has the most downloads (25.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ substitute, nate-derive have not been updated in over a year.
- •substitute, nate-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.