Decision Workspace
winnow vs nom vs nom8
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
winnow
stablev1.0.4
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library
66
nom
growingv8.0.0
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library
47
nom8
growingv0.2.0
A byte-oriented, zero-copy, parser combinators library (fork for proposals for v8)
Core Metrics
| winnow | nom | nom8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 66 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 700.2M | 602.4M | 5.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 44.6M | 26.7M | 110.0K |
| Dependents | 4.6K | 28.9K | 13 |
| Releases | 111 | 98 | 2 |
| Last Updated | today | 533d ago | 1294d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 11y 6m | 3y 6m |
Health Breakdown
winnow
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
nom
Maintenance
8
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
nom8
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| winnow | nom | nom8 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.4 | 8.0.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 189KB | 136KB | 162KB |
| Features | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.65.0 | 1.65.0 | 1.51.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •winnow leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nom is depended on by 28.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ nom, nom8 have not been updated in over a year.
- •nom8 is pre-1.0 — API may change.