Decision Workspace
whichlang vs whatlang vs langdetect-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
whichlang
growingv0.1.1
A blazingly fast and lightweight language detection library for Rust.
58
whatlang
growingv0.18.0
Fast and lightweight language identification library for Rust.
45
langdetect-rs
experimentalv0.2.3
Language detection in Rust. Port of Mimino666's langdetect.
Core Metrics
| whichlang | whatlang | langdetect-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 58 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 219.7K | 1.6M | 213 |
| 30d Downloads | 13.5K | 158.4K | 27 |
| Dependents | 33 | 533 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 36 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 430d ago | 162d ago | 129d ago |
| Age | 2y 10m | 9y 3m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
whichlang
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
whatlang
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
langdetect-rs
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| whichlang | whatlang | langdetect-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.18.0 | 0.2.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 285KB | 83KB | 995KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •whatlang leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •whatlang is depended on by 533 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ whichlang has not been updated in over a year.