Decision Workspace
texting vs bstr vs cow-utils
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
texting
growingv0.0.7
string helpers
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
52
cow-utils
growingv0.1.3
Copy-on-write string utilities for Rust
Core Metrics
| texting | bstr | cow-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 76 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 11.8K | 347.7M | 7.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 15.8M | 681.7K |
| Dependents | 12 | 7.8K | 2.9K |
| Releases | 7 | 51 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1684d ago | 18d ago | 1021d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 7y 9m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
texting
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
7
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cow-utils
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| texting | bstr | cow-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.7 | 1.12.3 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 355KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ texting, cow-utils have not been updated in over a year.
- •texting, cow-utils are pre-1.0 — API may change.