Decision Workspace
bbse vs bincode-next vs dcbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
55
bbse
stablev2.1.0
Backward Binary Search Encoding — minimal and deterministic scheme for sorted domains
68
bincode-next
experimentalv2.1.0
A compact, ultra-fast binary serialization format for Rust, optimized for networking and storage!
65
dcbor
growingv0.25.2
Deterministic CBOR ("dCBOR") for Rust.
Core Metrics
| bbse | bincode-next | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 55 | 68 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 4.0K | 228.7K | 112.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 131.7K | 7.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 77 | 462 |
| Releases | 8 | 20 | 60 |
| Last Updated | 368d ago | 4d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 1y | 5m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
bbse
Maintenance
12
Quality
21
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
bincode-next
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
dcbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bbse | bincode-next | dcbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 | 0.25.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause-Patent |
| Dependencies | 1 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 80KB | 185KB |
| Features | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.78 | 1.85.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bincode-next leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •dcbor is depended on by 462 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bbse has not been updated in over a year.
- •dcbor is pre-1.0 — API may change.