Decision Workspace
url_open vs link-bridge vs linkify
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
url_open
growingv0.0.2
Open URLs in the default browser
58
link-bridge
experimentalv0.2.5
A lightweight Rust library for creating URL redirects with short names that generate web pages redirecting to longer links on your website.
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
| url_open | link-bridge | linkify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 58 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 9.1K | 11.9K | 2.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 210 | 1.7K | 95.8K |
| Dependents | 22 | 41 | 387 |
| Releases | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 1072d ago | today | 1007d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 8m | 8y 10m |
Health Breakdown
url_open
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
link-bridge
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
linkify
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| url_open | link-bridge | linkify | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.2.5 | 0.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 14KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •link-bridge leads with a health score of 58/100, 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.
- •⚠ url_open, linkify have not been updated in over a year.