Decision Workspace
anybuf vs pbtools vs grpc
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
anybuf
growingv1.0.0
A minimal, zero dependency proto3 encoder to encode/decode anything. No schemas needed.
42
pbtools
growingv0.15.0
Google Protocol Buffers encoding and decoding.
62
grpc
growingv0.8.3
The official Rust implementation of gRPC: a high performance, open source, universal RPC framework.
Core Metrics
| anybuf | pbtools | grpc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 42 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 94.0K | 19.1K | 993.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 0 | 7.5K |
| Dependents | 40 | 0 | 109 |
| Releases | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 358d ago | 2110d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 3y | 5y 9m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
anybuf
Maintenance
7
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
pbtools
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
grpc
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| anybuf | pbtools | grpc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.15.0 | 0.8.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 2KB | 29KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •grpc leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •grpc is depended on by 109 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pbtools has not been updated in over a year.
- •pbtools, grpc are pre-1.0 — API may change.