Decision Workspace
unidecode vs deunicode vs any_ascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
unidecode
growingv0.3.0
Provides pure ASCII transliterations of Unicode strings.
61
deunicode
growingv1.6.2
Convert Unicode strings to pure ASCII by intelligently transliterating them. Suppors Emoji and Chinese.
51
any_ascii
growingv0.3.3
Unicode to ASCII transliteration
Core Metrics
| unidecode | deunicode | any_ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 61 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6M | 41.0M | 4.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 411.5K | 3.3M | 308.2K |
| Dependents | 539 | 1.4K | 460 |
| Releases | 13 | 23 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 3379d ago | 335d ago | 272d ago |
| Age | 11y | 7y 10m | 6y 1m |
Health Breakdown
unidecode
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
deunicode
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
any_ascii
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| unidecode | deunicode | any_ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.6.2 | 0.3.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause | ISC |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 104KB | 173KB | 300KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.66 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •deunicode leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deunicode is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ unidecode has not been updated in over a year.
- •unidecode, any_ascii are pre-1.0 — API may change.