Decision Workspace
myanimelist vs myanimelist-rs vs mal-api
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
myanimelist
growingv0.2.4
A complete async/sync typed MyAnimeList v2 api
33
myanimelist-rs
growingv0.1.0
An (unofficial) typesafe wrapper around the official MyAnimeList v2 API
48
mal-api
growingv2.0.3
An asynchronous MyAnimeList (MAL) API library for Rust
Core Metrics
| myanimelist | myanimelist-rs | mal-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 33 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 17.2K | 1.7K | 8.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 42 | 3 | 43 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 20 | 1 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 2083d ago | 250d ago |
| Age | 1y 11m | 5y 8m | 2y 8m |
Health Breakdown
myanimelist
Maintenance
17
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
myanimelist-rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
mal-api
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| myanimelist | myanimelist-rs | mal-api | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.4 | 0.1.0 | 2.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 25KB | 44KB |
| Features | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 35.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mal-api leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •myanimelist has the most downloads (17.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ myanimelist-rs has not been updated in over a year.
- •myanimelist, myanimelist-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.