Decision Workspace
bitcoincash-addr vs base58 vs base58ck
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
bitcoincash-addr
growingv0.5.2
A simple library providing the encoding/decoding of Bitcoin Cash addresses.
47
base58
growingv0.2.0
Tiny and fast base58 encoding
66
base58ck
growingv0.4.0
Bitcoin base58 encoding with checksum.
Core Metrics
| bitcoincash-addr | base58 | base58ck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 47 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 44.7K | 9.8M | 3.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.0K | 452.2K | 333.4K |
| Dependents | 7 | 1.4K | 35 |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2163d ago | 1648d ago | 32d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 9y 7m | 1y 11m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoincash-addr
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
base58
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
base58ck
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bitcoincash-addr | base58 | base58ck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.2.0 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 4KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base58ck leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base58 has the most downloads (9.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base58 is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitcoincash-addr, base58 have not been updated in over a year.