Decision Workspace
barf vs zero-formatter vs bincode-next
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
barf
growingv1.0.0
Turn any input into "barf"-ed output.
34
zero-formatter
growingv0.1.0
ZeroFormatter implementation for Rust
70
bincode-next
growingv3.1.1
A compact, ultra-fast binary serialization format for Rust, optimized for networking and storage!
Core Metrics
| barf | zero-formatter | bincode-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 34 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 2.4K | 483.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 117.9K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 277 |
| Releases | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 1022d ago | 3472d ago | 23d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 9y 6m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
barf
Maintenance
1
Quality
23
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
zero-formatter
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
bincode-next
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
13
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| barf | zero-formatter | bincode-next | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 0.1.0 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 8KB | 216KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | — | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | — | 1.90.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bincode-next leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bincode-next is depended on by 277 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ barf, zero-formatter have not been updated in over a year.
- •zero-formatter is pre-1.0 — API may change.