Decision Workspace
whitespace-sifter vs bstr vs aho-corasick
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
whitespace-sifter
stablev2.3.7
Sift duplicate whitespaces away!
70
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
64
aho-corasick
growingv1.1.4
Fast multiple substring searching.
Core Metrics
| whitespace-sifter | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 70 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 19.5K | 307.0M | 841.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 21.1M | 63.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.3K | 8.6K |
| Releases | 20 | 49 | 62 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 211d ago | 209d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 7y 7m | 10y 11m |
Health Breakdown
whitespace-sifter
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
bstr
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
aho-corasick
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| whitespace-sifter | bstr | aho-corasick | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.3.7 | 1.12.1 | 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 | 1.73 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •aho-corasick has the most downloads (841.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •aho-corasick is depended on by 8.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.