Decision Workspace
domain vs ascii_domain vs dnsimple
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
domain
growingv0.11.1
A DNS library for Rust.
64
ascii_domain
growingv0.6.9
Parser for DNS names based on a provided ASCII character set.
56
dnsimple
stablev5.2.0
The DNSimple API client for Rust.
Core Metrics
| domain | ascii_domain | dnsimple | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 64 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 9.9M | 15.1K | 20.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 861.5K | 71 | 40 |
| Dependents | 246 | 13 | 0 |
| Releases | 29 | 16 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 156d ago | 9d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 9y 5m | 2y 1m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
domain
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
ascii_domain
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
dnsimple
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| domain | ascii_domain | dnsimple | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.1 | 0.6.9 | 5.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 44 | 2 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 1.1MB | 28KB | 32KB |
| Features | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.79.0 | 1.93.1 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 2 |
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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.
- •domain, ascii_domain are pre-1.0 — API may change.