Decision Workspace
publicsuffix2 vs psl vs publicsuffix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
publicsuffix2
experimentalv0.5.2
Extract root domain and suffix from a domain name
70
psl
stablev2.1.199
Extract root domain and suffix from a domain name
55
publicsuffix
growingv2.3.0
Extract root domain and suffix from a domain name
Core Metrics
| publicsuffix2 | psl | publicsuffix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 70 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 1.8K | 23.1M | 41.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 239 | 1.8M | 2.5M |
| Dependents | 1 | 606 | 266 |
| Releases | 4 | 324 | 46 |
| Last Updated | 185d ago | 9d ago | 499d ago |
| Age | 6m | 9y 2m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
publicsuffix2
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
psl
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
publicsuffix
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| publicsuffix2 | psl | publicsuffix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 2.1.199 | 2.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 127KB | 202KB | 88KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •psl leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •publicsuffix has the most downloads (41.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •psl is depended on by 606 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ publicsuffix has not been updated in over a year.
- •publicsuffix2 is pre-1.0 — API may change.