Decision Workspace
symbol_table vs intaglio vs string-interner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
symbol_table
growingv0.5.0
A symbol table that's fast, concurrent, and gives stable references.
77
intaglio
stablev1.13.2
UTF-8 string and byte string interner and symbol table
54
string-interner
growingv0.19.0
Efficient string interner with minimal memory footprint and fast access to the underlying strings.
Core Metrics
| symbol_table | intaglio | string-interner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 77 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 464.3K | 1.2M | 27.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 32.1K | 188.7K | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 83 | 84 | 2.1K |
| Releases | 5 | 23 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 177d ago | 11d ago | 409d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 5y 9m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
symbol_table
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
intaglio
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
string-interner
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| symbol_table | intaglio | string-interner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 1.13.2 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 40KB | 32KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.3% | 23.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •intaglio leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •string-interner has the most downloads (27.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •string-interner is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ string-interner has not been updated in over a year.
- •symbol_table, string-interner are pre-1.0 — API may change.