Decision Workspace
asn1-rs vs der-parser vs synta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
asn1-rs
growingv0.7.1
Parser/encoder for ASN.1 BER/DER data
58
der-parser
growingv10.0.0
Parser/encoder for ASN.1 BER/DER data
49
synta
experimentalv0.1.2
ASN.1 parser, decoder, and encoder library with DER/BER support and C FFI
Core Metrics
| asn1-rs | der-parser | synta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 58 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 89.0M | 93.9M | 31 |
| 30d Downloads | 8.4M | 8.3M | 31 |
| Dependents | 322 | 601 | 4 |
| Releases | 16 | 60 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 347d ago | 430d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 4y 8m | 9y | 5d |
Health Breakdown
asn1-rs
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
der-parser
Maintenance
8
Quality
18
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
synta
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| asn1-rs | der-parser | synta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.1 | 10.0.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 66KB | 670KB |
| Features | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.63 | 1.63 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •der-parser leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •der-parser is depended on by 601 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ der-parser has not been updated in over a year.
- •asn1-rs, synta are pre-1.0 — API may change.