Decision Workspace
linkify vs link-bridge vs grink
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
linkify
growingv0.10.0
Finds URLs and email addresses in plain text. Takes care to get the boundaries right with surrounding punctuation like parentheses.
58
link-bridge
experimentalv0.2.5
A lightweight Rust library for creating URL redirects with short names that generate web pages redirecting to longer links on your website.
53
grink
growingv0.4.0
Grink is a tool to find and check web links in text files.
Core Metrics
| linkify | link-bridge | grink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 58 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3M | 11.9K | 2.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 95.8K | 1.7K | 23 |
| Dependents | 387 | 41 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 1007d ago | today | 22d ago |
| Age | 8y 10m | 8m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
linkify
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
link-bridge
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
grink
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| linkify | link-bridge | grink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.2.5 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 14KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •link-bridge leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linkify has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linkify is depended on by 387 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ linkify has not been updated in over a year.