Decision Workspace
yasi vs arcstr vs string-interner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
yasi
growingv0.1.11
Yet Another String Interner
64
arcstr
growingv1.2.0
A better reference-counted string type, with zero-cost (allocation-free) support for string literals, and reference counted substrings.
54
string-interner
growingv0.19.0
Efficient string interner with minimal memory footprint and fast access to the underlying strings.
Core Metrics
| yasi | arcstr | string-interner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 64 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 27.0K | 10.4M | 27.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8K | 1.1M | 1.6M |
| Dependents | 12 | 1.8K | 2.1K |
| Releases | 12 | 13 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 168d ago | 690d ago | 409d ago |
| Age | 3y 1m | 5y 7m | 9y 1m |
Health Breakdown
yasi
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
arcstr
Maintenance
4
Quality
22
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
string-interner
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| yasi | arcstr | string-interner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 1.2.0 | 0.19.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT OR Zlib | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 32KB | 32KB |
| Features | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 23.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.57.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arcstr leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •string-interner has the most downloads (27.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •string-interner is depended on by 2.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ arcstr, string-interner have not been updated in over a year.
- •yasi, string-interner are pre-1.0 — API may change.