Decision Workspace
punycode vs gvli vs adbyss_psl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
punycode
growingv0.4.1
Functions to decode and encode Punycode
40
gvli
experimentalv1.0.0
Generalized variable-length integers
54
adbyss_psl
growingv0.23.3
A minimal Public Suffix List hostname validator.
Core Metrics
| punycode | gvli | adbyss_psl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 40 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9M | 33 | 86.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 152.8K | 3 | 96 |
| Dependents | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 5 | 1 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 2498d ago | 131d ago | 22d ago |
| Age | 10y 3m | 4m | 4y 9m |
Health Breakdown
punycode
Maintenance
2
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
gvli
Maintenance
7
Quality
18
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
adbyss_psl
Maintenance
21
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| punycode | gvli | adbyss_psl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.23.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | WTFPL |
| Dependencies | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 17KB | 120KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •adbyss_psl leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •punycode has the most downloads (3.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •punycode is depended on by 220 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ punycode has not been updated in over a year.
- •punycode, adbyss_psl are pre-1.0 — API may change.