Decision Workspace
tau-engine vs ftag vs parsercher
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
tau-engine
growingv1.14.1
A document tagging library
52
ftag
growingv0.8.4
CLI tool for tagging and searching files. See README.md for more info.
48
parsercher
growingv3.1.6
Parses and searches Tag documents. (e.g. HTML, XML)
Core Metrics
| tau-engine | ftag | parsercher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 52 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 39.9K | 23.6K | 14.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 320 | 49 | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Releases | 22 | 28 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 365d ago | 23d ago | 1187d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 2y 3m | 4y 10m |
Health Breakdown
tau-engine
Maintenance
7
Quality
21
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
ftag
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
parsercher
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| tau-engine | ftag | parsercher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.14.1 | 0.8.4 | 3.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 81KB | 22KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ftag leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •tau-engine has the most downloads (39.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ parsercher has not been updated in over a year.
- •ftag is pre-1.0 — API may change.