Decision Workspace
nshrt vs katbin vs base62
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
nshrt
growingv0.3.0
A simple CLI written in Rust to shorten URLs using my own URL shortener
44
katbin
growingv1.3.15
A CLI for https://katb.in
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
Core Metrics
| nshrt | katbin | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 44 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 3.8K | 31.9K | 14.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 31 | 929.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| Releases | 3 | 27 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 837d ago | 1075d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 3y 10m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
nshrt
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
katbin
Maintenance
7
Quality
19
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| nshrt | katbin | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 1.3.15 | 2.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 60KB | 10KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| 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.
- •⚠ nshrt, katbin have not been updated in over a year.
- •nshrt is pre-1.0 — API may change.