Decision Workspace
randata vs pouf vs fake
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
randata
growingv0.4.2
A command line interface which produces randomized output in different formats.
35
pouf
growingv0.7.0
Pouf is a cli program for produce fake datas.
70
fake
stablev5.1.0
An easy to use library and command line for generating fake data like name, number, address, lorem, dates, etc.
Core Metrics
| randata | pouf | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 35 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 8.4K | 16.6K | 11.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 19 | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.3K |
| Releases | 7 | 14 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 950d ago | 580d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 4y 10m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
randata
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
pouf
Maintenance
4
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
fake
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| randata | pouf | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 0.7.0 | 5.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | non-standard | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 12 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 26KB | 167KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.63 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •fake leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fake is depended on by 3.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ randata, pouf have not been updated in over a year.
- •randata, pouf are pre-1.0 — API may change.