Decision Workspace
unescaper vs unescape_zero_copy vs unescape
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
unescaper
growingv0.1.8
Unescape strings with escape sequences written out as literal characters.
58
unescape_zero_copy
stablev2.3.1
Unescape strings without allocating memory
44
unescape
growingv0.1.0
Unescapes strings with escape sequences written out as literal characters.
Core Metrics
| unescaper | unescape_zero_copy | unescape | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 58 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 11.2M | 47.1K | 8.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 899.5K | 4.2K | 496.9K |
| Dependents | 392 | 1 | 662 |
| Releases | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 107d ago | 37d ago | 3675d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 1y 8m | 10y |
Health Breakdown
unescaper
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
unescape_zero_copy
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
4
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
unescape
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| unescaper | unescape_zero_copy | unescape | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 2.3.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0/MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 19KB | 7KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unescape_zero_copy leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unescaper has the most downloads (11.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •unescape is depended on by 662 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unescape has not been updated in over a year.
- •unescaper, unescape are pre-1.0 — API may change.