Decision Workspace
bitcoincash-addr vs base58 vs pocx_address
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
65
pocx_address
experimentalv1.0.3
Address encoding/decoding library for PoCX with Base58Check and Bech32 support
Core Metrics
| bitcoincash-addr | base58 | pocx_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 47 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 48.5K | 10.8M | 939 |
| 30d Downloads | 2.1K | 476.5K | 0 |
| Dependents | 7 | 1.5K | 44 |
| Releases | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 2222d ago | 1707d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 6y 9m | 9y 9m | 4m |
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
pocx_address
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitcoincash-addr | base58 | pocx_address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.2.0 | 1.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 4KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.91.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocx_address leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base58 has the most downloads (10.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base58 is depended on by 1.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitcoincash-addr, base58 have not been updated in over a year.
- •bitcoincash-addr, base58 are pre-1.0 — API may change.