Decision Workspace
gensoquote vs fortune-rs vs beast1984
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
gensoquote
growingv0.4.1
Like fortune, but in Gensokyo and memory safe.
37
fortune-rs
growingv0.1.0
A Rust implementation of the classic BSD fortune program
53
beast1984
stablev1.0.3
An ASCII game built in rust in loving memory of the 1984 hit BEAST by Dan Baker, Alan Brown, Mark Hamilton and Derrick Shadel
Core Metrics
| gensoquote | fortune-rs | beast1984 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 37 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 996 | 1.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 834d ago | 594d ago | 68d ago |
| Age | 2y 3m | 1y 7m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
gensoquote
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
fortune-rs
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
beast1984
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| gensoquote | fortune-rs | beast1984 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 0.1.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 43KB | 22KB | 69KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.87 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •beast1984 leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gensoquote has the most downloads (1.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ gensoquote, fortune-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •gensoquote, fortune-rs are pre-1.0 — API may change.