Decision Workspace
base58 vs b58 vs bitcoincash-addr
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
base58
growingv0.2.0
Tiny and fast base58 encoding
52
b58
experimentalv0.1.2
A Base58 encoding/decoding library with no external dependencies
42
bitcoincash-addr
growingv0.5.2
A simple library providing the encoding/decoding of Bitcoin Cash addresses.
Core Metrics
| base58 | b58 | bitcoincash-addr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 52 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8M | 5.7K | 44.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 438.8K | 866 | 1.0K |
| Dependents | 1.4K | 39 | 7 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1648d ago | 263d ago | 2163d ago |
| Age | 9y 7m | 8m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
base58
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
b58
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
bitcoincash-addr
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| base58 | b58 | bitcoincash-addr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 9KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •b58 leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base58 has the most downloads (9.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base58 is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base58, bitcoincash-addr have not been updated in over a year.