Decision Workspace
bijou64 vs msb128 vs varint-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
bijou64
experimentalv0.1.1
Bijective variable-length encoding for unsigned 64-bit integers
35
msb128
growingv0.1.0
std::io::{Read, Write} positive primitive Rust integers in the Most Significant Base 128 (MSB128) variable-length encoding.
64
varint-rs
stablev2.2.0
A small, zero dependency varint implementation in Rust.
Core Metrics
| bijou64 | msb128 | varint-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 35 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 400 | 1.9K | 15.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 400 | 4 | 873.5K |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 208 |
| Releases | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 1966d ago | 1948d ago |
| Age | 27d | 5y 4m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
bijou64
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
msb128
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
varint-rs
Maintenance
12
Quality
23
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| bijou64 | msb128 | varint-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.0 | 2.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 757KB | 4KB | 9KB |
| Features | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.90 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •varint-rs leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •varint-rs is depended on by 208 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ msb128, varint-rs have not been updated in over a year.
- •bijou64, msb128 are pre-1.0 — API may change.