Decision Workspace
text_distance vs distance vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
text_distance
growingv0.5.0
A collection of approximate string matching algorithms
46
distance
growingv0.4.0
A collection of approximate string matching algorithms
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| text_distance | distance | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 46 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 7.1K | 560.2K | 269.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 51 | 21.9K | 17.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 365 | 6.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 4 | 49 |
| Last Updated | 1064d ago | 3547d ago | 152d ago |
| Age | 3y | 9y 9m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
text_distance
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
distance
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| text_distance | distance | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 | 0.4.0 | 1.12.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 9KB | 355KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.73 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ text_distance, distance have not been updated in over a year.
- •text_distance, distance are pre-1.0 — API may change.