Decision Workspace
sponsor-block vs block-list vs rafy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
36
sponsor-block
growingv0.6.1
A Rust wrapper for the SponsorBlock API.
47
block-list
growingv1.1.4
A minimalist hosts-based tool for managing block lists and ad-blocking.
38
rafy
growingv0.2.1
Rust library to download YouTube content and retrieve metadata
Core Metrics
| sponsor-block | block-list | rafy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 36 | 47 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 7.9K | 8.4K | 21.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 22 | 9 | 44 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Releases | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 1588d ago | 1729d ago | 2916d ago |
| Age | 4y 4m | 4y 9m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
sponsor-block
Maintenance
4
Quality
12
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
block-list
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
rafy
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| sponsor-block | block-list | rafy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.1 | 1.1.4 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 17KB | 6KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •block-list leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rafy has the most downloads (21.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ sponsor-block, block-list, rafy have not been updated in over a year.
- •sponsor-block, rafy are pre-1.0 — API may change.