Decision Workspace
bincode2 vs binrw vs bincode
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
bincode2
growingv2.0.1
A binary serialization / deserialization strategy that uses Serde for transforming structs into bytes and vice versa!
69
binrw
growingv0.15.1
A Rust crate for helping read structs from binary data using ✨macro magic✨
67
bincode
stablev3.0.0
A binary serialization / deserialization strategy for transforming structs into bytes and vice versa!
Core Metrics
| bincode2 | binrw | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 69 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 644.7K | 8.8M | 243.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 46.6K | 850.1K | 15.6M |
| Dependents | 225 | 1.8K | 84.3K |
| Releases | 2 | 35 | 73 |
| Last Updated | 2317d ago | 83d ago | 160d ago |
| Age | 6y 4m | 5y 8m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
bincode2
Maintenance
3
Quality
19
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
binrw
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bincode
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bincode2 | binrw | bincode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 | 0.15.1 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 94KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 12.3% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •binrw leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bincode has the most downloads (243.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bincode is depended on by 84.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bincode2 has not been updated in over a year.
- •binrw is pre-1.0 — API may change.