Decision Workspace
basenc vs base64 vs base64easy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
46
basenc
growingv0.2.3
Encoding and decoding hex, base64 and base32 with support for #[no_std].
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
56
base64easy
growingv0.1.7
simple encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
Core Metrics
| basenc | base64 | base64easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 46 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 1.0B | 23.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 18 | 66.9M | 4.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 134.4K | 33 |
| Releases | 5 | 43 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 195d ago | 696d ago | 271d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 10y 3m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
basenc
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
base64easy
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| basenc | base64 | base64easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 0.22.1 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 20KB | 82KB | 15KB |
| Features | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.48.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ base64 has not been updated in over a year.