Decision Workspace
utf8-width vs words-count vs utf8-builder
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
utf8-width
growingv0.1.8
To determine the width of a UTF-8 character by providing its first byte.
49
words-count
growingv0.1.6
Count the words and characters, with or without whitespaces.
41
utf8-builder
growingv0.1.2
Build and validate UTF-8 data from chunks. Each chunk doesn't have to be a complete UTF-8 data.
Core Metrics
| utf8-width | words-count | utf8-builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 49 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 48.4M | 115.6K | 4.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.4M | 4.7K | 6 |
| Dependents | 135 | 242 | 0 |
| Releases | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 124d ago | 931d ago | 1427d ago |
| Age | 5y 9m | 5y 7m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
utf8-width
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
words-count
Maintenance
7
Quality
11
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
utf8-builder
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| utf8-width | words-count | utf8-builder | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.8 | 0.1.6 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 3KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 14.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56 | 1.56.1 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •utf8-width leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •words-count is depended on by 242 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ words-count, utf8-builder have not been updated in over a year.