Decision Workspace
bacnet-encoding vs simple_asn1 vs synta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
bacnet-encoding
experimentalv0.8.0
BACnet ASN.1/BER encoding, APDU and NPDU codecs per ASHRAE 135-2020
56
simple_asn1
growingv0.6.4
A simple DER/ASN.1 encoding/decoding library.
49
synta
experimentalv0.1.2
ASN.1 parser, decoder, and encoder library with DER/BER support and C FFI
Core Metrics
| bacnet-encoding | simple_asn1 | synta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 558 | 106.7M | 31 |
| 30d Downloads | 558 | 8.8M | 31 |
| Dependents | 92 | 468 | 4 |
| Releases | 16 | 17 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 4d ago | 43d ago | 5d ago |
| Age | 22d | 8y 3m | 5d |
Health Breakdown
bacnet-encoding
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
simple_asn1
Maintenance
13
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
synta
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bacnet-encoding | simple_asn1 | synta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.6.4 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | ISC | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 19KB | 670KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.93 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simple_asn1 leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •simple_asn1 is depended on by 468 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.