Decision Workspace
katbin vs qork vs nshrt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
katbin
growingv1.3.15
A CLI for https://katb.in
48
qork
experimentalv1.1.1
Shorten URLs from your terminal — the qork.me command-line client
35
nshrt
growingv0.3.0
A simple CLI written in Rust to shorten URLs using my own URL shortener
Core Metrics
| katbin | qork | nshrt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 31.9K | 71 | 3.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 27 | 4 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1183d ago | 29d ago | 945d ago |
| Age | 4y 2m | 29d | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
katbin
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
qork
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
nshrt
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| katbin | qork | nshrt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.15 | 1.1.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 56KB | 60KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •qork leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •katbin has the most downloads (31.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ katbin, nshrt have not been updated in over a year.
- •nshrt is pre-1.0 — API may change.