Decision Workspace
utf8char vs simdutf vs utf8_slice
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
utf8char
growingv0.2.0
A crate that supplies a utf8 encoded char
50
simdutf
growingv0.7.0
Unicode validation and transcoding at billions of characters per second
47
utf8_slice
growingv1.0.0
Lightweight UTF8 Slice Utilities
Core Metrics
| utf8char | simdutf | utf8_slice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 50 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 43.9K | 29.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7.7K | 915 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 57 |
| Releases | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 346d ago | 47d ago | 1952d ago |
| Age | 1y 5m | 3y 8m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
utf8char
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
simdutf
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
utf8_slice
Maintenance
1
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| utf8char | simdutf | utf8_slice | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.7.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 437KB | 2KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.83 | 1.78.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simdutf leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ utf8_slice has not been updated in over a year.
- •utf8char, simdutf are pre-1.0 — API may change.