Decision Workspace
randomgen vs fake vs mockd
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
randomgen
growingv0.1.0
A library for generating random data such as names, emails, phone numbers, and dates.
70
fake
stablev5.1.0
An easy to use library and command line for generating fake data like name, number, address, lorem, dates, etc.
65
mockd
growingv0.5.2
Fake data generator library with 130+ functions
Core Metrics
| randomgen | fake | mockd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 70 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 728 | 11.7M | 121.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 1.1M | 1.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.3K | 66 |
| Releases | 1 | 42 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 373d ago | 11d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 1y | 9y 9m | 4y |
Health Breakdown
randomgen
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
fake
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
mockd
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| randomgen | fake | mockd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 5.1.0 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 167KB | 74KB |
| Features | 0 | 11 | 30 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ randomgen has not been updated in over a year.
- •randomgen, mockd are pre-1.0 — API may change.