Decision Workspace
flexstr_support vs bstr vs bytestring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
flexstr_support
experimentalv0.1.4
Support crate for 'flexstr' and 'inline_flexstr'
76
bstr
stablev1.12.3
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
72
bytestring
stablev1.5.1
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
Core Metrics
| flexstr_support | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 76 | 72 |
| Total Downloads | 2.1K | 347.7M | 72.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 14.9M | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 24 | 7.8K | 1.3K |
| Releases | 5 | 51 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 135d ago | 18d ago | 74d ago |
| Age | 6m | 7y 9m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
flexstr_support
Maintenance
12
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
bstr
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bytestring
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| flexstr_support | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 1.12.3 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 355KB | 11KB |
| Features | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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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.
- •flexstr_support is pre-1.0 — API may change.