Decision Workspace
chinese-rand vs fake vs petname
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
chinese-rand
growingv0.2.1
Random generation of data structures in Chinese, using Rust
70
fake
stablev5.1.0
An easy to use library and command line for generating fake data like name, number, address, lorem, dates, etc.
67
petname
stablev2.0.2
Generate human readable random names. Usable as a library and from the command-line.
Core Metrics
| chinese-rand | fake | petname | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 70 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 6.7K | 11.7M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 8 | 1.0M | 74.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.3K | 321 |
| Releases | 6 | 42 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 552d ago | 11d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 1y 10m | 9y 9m | 8y 9m |
Health Breakdown
chinese-rand
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
fake
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
petname
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| chinese-rand | fake | petname | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 5.1.0 | 2.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 31 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 167KB | 228KB |
| Features | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •fake leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fake is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chinese-rand has not been updated in over a year.
- •chinese-rand is pre-1.0 — API may change.