Decision Workspace
bs58 vs base58ck vs five8_core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
bs58
growingv0.5.1
Another Base58 codec implementation.
66
base58ck
growingv0.4.0
Bitcoin base58 encoding with checksum.
57
five8_core
growingv1.0.0
Core utilities for the five8 crates.
Core Metrics
| bs58 | base58ck | five8_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 61.7M | 3.1M | 5.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 4.0M | 333.4K | 762.0K |
| Dependents | 17.4K | 35 | 11 |
| Releases | 13 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 738d ago | 32d ago | 258d ago |
| Age | 9y 4m | 1y 11m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
bs58
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
base58ck
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
five8_core
Maintenance
11
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bs58 | base58ck | five8_core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 0.4.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 9KB | 3KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.74.0 | 1.81 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base58ck leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bs58 has the most downloads (61.7M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bs58 is depended on by 17.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bs58 has not been updated in over a year.
- •bs58, base58ck are pre-1.0 — API may change.