Decision Workspace
wcstr vs winsafe vs ntapi
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
wcstr
growingv0.1.4
Rust FFI helpers for working with win32 API's "Unicode" functions that uses "wide" strings.
63
winsafe
growingv0.0.27
Windows API and GUI in safe, idiomatic Rust.
61
ntapi
growingv0.4.3
FFI bindings for Native API
Core Metrics
| wcstr | winsafe | ntapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 63 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 13.8K | 31.4M | 76.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 3.0M | 5.2M |
| Dependents | 0 | 52 | 903 |
| Releases | 5 | 27 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 85d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 10y 4m | 6y 5m | 7y 6m |
Health Breakdown
wcstr
Maintenance
2
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
winsafe
Maintenance
14
Quality
18
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ntapi
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| wcstr | winsafe | ntapi | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 0.0.27 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 596KB | 127KB |
| Features | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winsafe leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ntapi has the most downloads (76.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •ntapi is depended on by 903 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ wcstr has not been updated in over a year.