Decision Workspace
untrack vs url-cleaner vs linkify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
untrack
growingv0.1.5
Library to parse and remove tracking tokens from URLs contained in arbitrary text input
54
url-cleaner
growingv0.11.0
A CLI tool and library for URL manipulation with a focus on stripping tracking garbage.
52
linkify
growingv0.10.0
Finds URLs and email addresses in plain text. Takes care to get the boundaries right with surrounding punctuation like parentheses.
Core Metrics
| untrack | url-cleaner | linkify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 54 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 6.6K | 9.9K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 16 | 95.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 387 |
| Releases | 6 | 12 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 607d ago | 190d ago | 1007d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 1y 11m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
untrack
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
url-cleaner
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
linkify
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| untrack | url-cleaner | linkify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 0.11.0 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-or-later | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 38KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •url-cleaner leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •linkify has the most downloads (2.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •linkify is depended on by 387 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ untrack, linkify have not been updated in over a year.