Decision Workspace
dsmsg vs human-names vs fake
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
dsmsg
growingv1.7.1
Randomly generate online messages from Dark Souls, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring.
40
human-names
experimentalv0.1.1
A random generator for human first and last names
70
fake
stablev5.1.0
An easy to use library and command line for generating fake data like name, number, address, lorem, dates, etc.
Core Metrics
| dsmsg | human-names | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 40 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 18.4K | 58 | 11.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 4 | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.3K |
| Releases | 14 | 2 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 1477d ago | 111d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 5y 8m | 3m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
dsmsg
Maintenance
4
Quality
23
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
human-names
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
fake
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| dsmsg | human-names | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.1 | 0.1.1 | 5.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 216KB | 167KB |
| Features | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.5% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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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.
- •⚠ dsmsg has not been updated in over a year.
- •human-names is pre-1.0 — API may change.