Decision Workspace
boba vs base64 vs base64easy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
boba
growingv6.0.0
Encoder and decoder for the Bubble Babble binary data encoding
60
base64
growingv0.22.1
encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
56
base64easy
growingv0.1.7
simple encodes and decodes base64 as bytes or utf8
Core Metrics
| boba | base64 | base64easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 60 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 15.0K | 1.0B | 23.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 41 | 69.3M | 4.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 134.4K | 33 |
| Releases | 11 | 43 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 419d ago | 696d ago | 271d ago |
| Age | 6y | 10y 3m | 1y 2m |
Health Breakdown
boba
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
11
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
base64
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
base64easy
Maintenance
10
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| boba | base64 | base64easy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 6.0.0 | 0.22.1 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 14KB | 82KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.83.0 | 1.48.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64 leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base64 is depended on by 134.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ boba, base64 have not been updated in over a year.
- •base64, base64easy are pre-1.0 — API may change.