Decision Workspace
b256 vs base256u vs base256u-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
b256
experimentalv0.4.1
Dense byte to unicode character encoding
49
base256u
growingv1.1.2
Simple mapping between bytes and Unicode codepoints
44
base256u-cli
growingv1.1.2
base256u encode and decode data to stdout
Core Metrics
| b256 | base256u | base256u-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 49 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 6.9K | 5.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 25 | 6 |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Releases | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 189d ago | 424d ago | 424d ago |
| Age | 6m | 3y 9m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
b256
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
base256u
Maintenance
5
Quality
21
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
base256u-cli
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| b256 | base256u | base256u-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 6KB | 6KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •b256 leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base256u has the most downloads (6.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ base256u, base256u-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •b256 is pre-1.0 — API may change.