Decision Workspace
sugar_path vs normpath vs perl-path-normalize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
74
sugar_path
stablev3.0.0
Host-native lexical path manipulation with borrowed and owned-buffer APIs
63
normpath
stablev1.5.1
More reliable path manipulation
54
perl-path-normalize
experimentalv0.12.2
Secure workspace-relative path normalization
Core Metrics
| sugar_path | normpath | perl-path-normalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 880.9K | 26.0M | 576 |
| 30d Downloads | 64.3K | 1.1M | 0 |
| Dependents | 992 | 1.2K | 4 |
| Releases | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 70d ago | 100d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 5y 8m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
sugar_path
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
normpath
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
perl-path-normalize
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| sugar_path | normpath | perl-path-normalize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.0.0 | 1.5.1 | 0.12.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 25KB | 7KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sugar_path leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •normpath has the most downloads (26.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •normpath is depended on by 1.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •perl-path-normalize is pre-1.0 — API may change.