Decision Workspace
dnsimple vs ascii_domain vs domain
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
dnsimple
stablev5.2.0
The DNSimple API client for Rust.
64
ascii_domain
growingv0.6.9
Parser for DNS names based on a provided ASCII character set.
62
domain
growingv0.11.1
A DNS library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| dnsimple | ascii_domain | domain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 20.8K | 15.1K | 9.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 40 | 71 | 861.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 13 | 246 |
| Releases | 20 | 16 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 9d ago | 156d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 2y 1m | 9y 5m |
Health Breakdown
dnsimple
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
ascii_domain
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
domain
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| dnsimple | ascii_domain | domain | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.2.0 | 0.6.9 | 0.11.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Dependencies | 7 | 2 | 44 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 28KB | 1.1MB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Yanked % | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86.0 | 1.93.1 | 1.79.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •ascii_domain leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •domain has the most downloads (9.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •domain is depended on by 246 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •ascii_domain, domain are pre-1.0 — API may change.