Decision Workspace
validator-rs vs mailchecker vs mailboxvalidator
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
validator-rs
experimentalv0.1.2
A comprehensive validation library for Rust providing validators for email, URL, mobile phone numbers (150+ countries), credit cards, strings, numbers, and dates
66
mailchecker
stablev6.0.20
Cross-language temporary (disposable/throwaway) email detection library. Covers 2740 fake email providers.
46
mailboxvalidator
growingv1.1.1
Email verification package for Rust using MailboxValidator API. It validates if the email is valid, from a free provider, contains high-risk keywords, whether it's a catch-all address and so much more.
Core Metrics
| validator-rs | mailchecker | mailboxvalidator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 66 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 192 | 507.1K | 4.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 24.8K | 7 |
| Dependents | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 141 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 90d ago | 21d ago | 737d ago |
| Age | 4m | 9y 2m | 4y 4m |
Health Breakdown
validator-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mailchecker
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
mailboxvalidator
Maintenance
4
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| validator-rs | mailchecker | mailboxvalidator | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 6.0.20 | 1.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 335KB | 39KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mailchecker leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ mailboxvalidator has not been updated in over a year.
- •validator-rs is pre-1.0 — API may change.