Decision Workspace
validator vs validator_derive vs validator_types
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
validator
growingv0.20.0
Common validation functions (email, url, length, ...) and trait - to be used with `validator_derive`
53
validator_derive
growingv0.20.0
Macros 1.1 implementation of #[derive(Validate)]
46
validator_types
growingv0.16.0
Basic type for validator and validator_derive
Core Metrics
| validator | validator_derive | validator_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 44.9M | 41.8M | 18.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.4M | 3.1M | 268.6K |
| Dependents | 6.9K | 1.1K | 10 |
| Releases | 26 | 31 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 431d ago | 431d ago | 1341d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 9y 3m | 5y 6m |
Health Breakdown
validator
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
validator_derive
Maintenance
7
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
validator_types
Maintenance
6
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| validator | validator_derive | validator_types | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.20.0 | 0.20.0 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 13KB | 2KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.81 | 1.81 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •validator_derive leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •validator has the most downloads (44.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •validator is depended on by 6.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ validator, validator_derive, validator_types have not been updated in over a year.