Decision Workspace
whitespace-sifter vs bstr vs aho-corasick
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
whitespace-sifter
growingv2.3.7
Sift duplicate whitespaces away!
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
63
aho-corasick
growingv1.1.4
Fast multiple substring searching.
Core Metrics
| whitespace-sifter | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 76 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 19.7K | 347.7M | 953.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.9M | 39.4M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.8K | 9.7K |
| Releases | 20 | 51 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 18d ago | 258d ago |
| Age | 3y 6m | 7y 9m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
whitespace-sifter
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
aho-corasick
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| whitespace-sifter | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.7 | 1.12.3 | 1.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Unlicense OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 355KB | 184KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 55.0% | 2.0% | 3.2% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79.0 | 1.65 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 76/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aho-corasick has the most downloads (953.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aho-corasick is depended on by 9.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.