Decision Workspace
baid64 vs base64-ng vs base-d
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
baid64
growingv0.4.2
Easy-to-check URL-safe Base64 encoding for identities
64
base64-ng
experimentalv1.3.7
no_std-first Base64 encoding and decoding with strict APIs and a security-heavy release process
58
base-d
growingv3.0.34
Universal base encoder: Encode binary data to 33+ dictionaries including RFC standards, hieroglyphs, emoji, and more
Core Metrics
| baid64 | base64-ng | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 132.7K | 7.0K | 8.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4.3K | 2.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 191 | 98 | 200 |
| Releases | 8 | 38 | 103 |
| Last Updated | 413d ago | 3d ago | 82d ago |
| Age | 2y 2m | 2m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
baid64
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
base64-ng
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
base-d
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| baid64 | base64-ng | base-d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.2 | 1.3.7 | 3.0.34 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 0 | 38 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 309KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.66.0 | 1.90 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64-ng leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •baid64 has the most downloads (132.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base-d is depended on by 200 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ baid64 has not been updated in over a year.
- •baid64 is pre-1.0 — API may change.