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friendlyid vs friendly_id vs base62
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
friendlyid
growingv0.4.0
The FriendlyID tool that converts a given UUID to a URL-friendly ID which is based on Base62
57
friendly_id
growingv0.4.0
The FriendlyID library converts a given UUID to a URL-friendly ID which is based on Base62
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
Core Metrics
| friendlyid | friendly_id | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 57 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 9.4K | 14.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 17 | 55 | 929.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3 | 318 |
| Releases | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 9d ago | 9d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 5y 6m | 5y 6m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
friendlyid
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
friendly_id
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| friendlyid | friendly_id | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.0 | 0.4.0 | 2.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 12KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base62 leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base62 is depended on by 318 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •friendlyid, friendly_id are pre-1.0 — API may change.