Decision Workspace
base16 vs simd_cesu8 vs base64
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
base16
growingv0.2.1
base16 (hex) encoding and decoding
64
simd_cesu8
stablev1.2.0
An extremely fast, SIMD accelerated, encoding and decoding library for CESU-8 and Modified UTF-8.
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
Core Metrics
| base16 | simd_cesu8 | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 13.1M | 11.8M | 1.3B |
| 30d Downloads | 446.3K | 3.8M | 54.2M |
| Dependents | 925 | 33 | 194.4K |
| Releases | 5 | 6 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 2562d ago | today | 804d ago |
| Age | 8y 2m | 1y 11m | 10y 7m |
Health Breakdown
base16
Maintenance
3
Quality
17
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
simd_cesu8
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| base16 | simd_cesu8 | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 1.2.0 | 0.22.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 320KB | 82KB |
| Features | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.48.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simd_cesu8 leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 has the most downloads (1.3B), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base64 is depended on by 194.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base16, base64 have not been updated in over a year.
- •base16, base64 are pre-1.0 — API may change.