Decision Workspace
bende vs mtorrent-utils vs serde_bencode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
bende
growingv0.5.4
A bencode encoding/decoding implementation backed by serde.
55
mtorrent-utils
experimentalv0.4.3
Miscellaneous utilities for BitTorrent protocol
47
serde_bencode
growingv0.2.4
A Serde backed Bencode encoding/decoding library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| bende | mtorrent-utils | serde_bencode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 55 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 12.2K | 2.0K | 500.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 13 | 199 | 40.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 44 | 238 |
| Releases | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1422d ago | 9d ago | 900d ago |
| Age | 3y 11m | 6m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
bende
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
mtorrent-utils
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
serde_bencode
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bende | mtorrent-utils | serde_bencode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.4 | 0.4.3 | 0.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 27KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtorrent-utils leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •serde_bencode has the most downloads (500.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •serde_bencode is depended on by 238 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bende, serde_bencode have not been updated in over a year.