Decision Workspace
base32 vs base-n vs base64
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
base32
growingv0.5.1
Base32 encoder/decoder for Rust
37
base-n
experimentalv0.1.0
A Base32 library supporting multiple alphabats.
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
Core Metrics
| base32 | base-n | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 37 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 19.1M | 445 | 1.0B |
| 30d Downloads | 1.8M | 3 | 69.3M |
| Dependents | 2.8K | 0 | 134.4K |
| Releases | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| Last Updated | 617d ago | 214d ago | 696d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 7m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
base32
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
base-n
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| base32 | base-n | base64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.1.0 | 0.22.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 13KB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.48.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 is depended on by 134.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base32, base64 have not been updated in over a year.