Decision Workspace
rfgen vs vec-new vs fake
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
rfgen
growingv0.2.0
Program to create large file consisting of random data
38
vec-new
growingv0.1.0
Generate a rust vector by parsing all lines in a file
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
| rfgen | vec-new | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 38 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 5.8K | 11.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 7 | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 3.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 5 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 950d ago | 554d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 1y 10m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
rfgen
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
vec-new
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fake
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| rfgen | vec-new | fake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 20KB | 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.
- •⚠ rfgen, vec-new have not been updated in over a year.
- •rfgen, vec-new are pre-1.0 — API may change.