Decision Workspace
faststr vs faststr-fork vs bstr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
faststr
growingv0.2.34
Faststr is a string library that reduces the cost of clone.
38
faststr-fork
growingv0.2.23
Faststr is a string library that reduces the cost of clone.
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
Core Metrics
| faststr | faststr-fork | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 38 | 76 |
| Total Downloads | 13.2M | 7.3K | 347.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 712.0K | 0 | 14.9M |
| Dependents | 677 | 0 | 7.8K |
| Releases | 38 | 6 | 51 |
| Last Updated | 165d ago | 740d ago | 18d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 2y 3m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
faststr
Maintenance
12
Quality
11
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
faststr-fork
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| faststr | faststr-fork | bstr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.34 | 0.2.23 | 1.12.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 388KB | 23KB | 355KB |
| Features | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 13.2% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.65 |
| 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.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ faststr-fork has not been updated in over a year.
- •faststr, faststr-fork are pre-1.0 — API may change.