Decision Workspace
utf-railroad vs unicode-bom vs freight_car_forwarder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
utf-railroad
growingv1.1.0
Generate text railroad diagrams in rust.
57
unicode-bom
growingv2.0.3
Unicode byte-order mark detection for files and byte arrays.
51
freight_car_forwarder
experimentalv0.1.11
Port of the C++ port of Timothy O'Connor's Freight Car Forwarding system.
Core Metrics
| utf-railroad | unicode-bom | freight_car_forwarder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 57 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 31.3M | 3.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 2.7M | 15 |
| Dependents | 0 | 179 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 13 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1363d ago | 865d ago | 188d ago |
| Age | 3y 8m | 7y 5m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
utf-railroad
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
unicode-bom
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
freight_car_forwarder
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| utf-railroad | unicode-bom | freight_car_forwarder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 2.0.3 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0-only |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 11KB | 127KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •unicode-bom leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •unicode-bom is depended on by 179 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ utf-railroad, unicode-bom have not been updated in over a year.
- •freight_car_forwarder is pre-1.0 — API may change.