Decision Workspace
txt-cluster vs ferret vs text-similarity-metrics
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
txt-cluster
growingv0.1.0
unix tool for text clustering
45
ferret
growingv1.1.1
A trigram-based tool for detecting similarity in groups of text documents or program code.
36
text-similarity-metrics
experimentalv0.1.0
A high-performance Rust library for computing text similarity using multiple algorithms.
Core Metrics
| txt-cluster | ferret | text-similarity-metrics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 45 | 36 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 4.3K | 334 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7 | 33 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 2320d ago | 854d ago | 168d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 5y 4m | 5m |
Health Breakdown
txt-cluster
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
ferret
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
text-similarity-metrics
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| txt-cluster | ferret | text-similarity-metrics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 25KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ferret leads with a health score of 45/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ txt-cluster, ferret have not been updated in over a year.
- •txt-cluster, text-similarity-metrics are pre-1.0 — API may change.