Decision Workspace
base62 vs bs62 vs scale-value
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
44
bs62
growingv0.1.4
Base62 encoder / decoder with support for leading `0x00` bytes
71
scale-value
growingv0.18.2
Encode and decode values of arbitrary shapes to SCALE bytes
Core Metrics
| base62 | bs62 | scale-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 68 | 44 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 14.2M | 331.1K | 4.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 981.8K | 81.7K | 248.1K |
| Dependents | 318 | 22 | 294 |
| Releases | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 10d ago | 1775d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 10y 5m | 5y | 3y 10m |
Health Breakdown
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
bs62
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
scale-value
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| base62 | bs62 | scale-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.2.4 | 0.1.4 | 0.18.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Crate Size | 17KB | 6KB | 66KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •scale-value leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base62 has the most downloads (14.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base62 is depended on by 318 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bs62 has not been updated in over a year.
- •bs62, scale-value are pre-1.0 — API may change.