Decision Workspace
base58 vs b58 vs neco-base58
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
base58
growingv0.2.0
Tiny and fast base58 encoding
53
b58
experimentalv0.1.2
A Base58 encoding/decoding library with no external dependencies
46
neco-base58
experimentalv0.1.0
zero dependency Base58BTC encoder and decoder
Core Metrics
| base58 | b58 | neco-base58 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 53 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 10.8M | 32.5K | 14 |
| 30d Downloads | 476.5K | 2.4K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.5K | 53 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 1707d ago | 323d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 9y 9m | 10m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
base58
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
b58
Maintenance
9
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
neco-base58
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
1
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| base58 | b58 | neco-base58 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 9KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •b58 leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base58 has the most downloads (10.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base58 is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ base58 has not been updated in over a year.