Decision Workspace
base32-simd vs simsimd vs data-encoding
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
base32-simd
growingv0.0.1
SIMD-accelerated base32 encoding and decoding
74
simsimd
stablev6.5.16
Portable mixed-precision BLAS-like vector math library for x86 and ARM
73
data-encoding
stablev2.10.0
Efficient and customizable data-encoding functions like base64, base32, and hex
Core Metrics
| base32-simd | simsimd | data-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 74 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 771.2K | 238.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 151.9K | 21.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 309 | 7.5K |
| Releases | 1 | 104 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 1321d ago | 20d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 3y 7m | 2y 2m | 10y 3m |
Health Breakdown
base32-simd
Maintenance
1
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
simsimd
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
data-encoding
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| base32-simd | simsimd | data-encoding | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 6.5.16 | 2.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 126KB | 22KB |
| Features | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.48 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •simsimd leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •data-encoding has the most downloads (238.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •data-encoding is depended on by 7.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base32-simd has not been updated in over a year.
- •base32-simd is pre-1.0 — API may change.