Decision Workspace
bs58 vs pocx_address vs base58ck
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
bs58
growingv0.5.1
Another Base58 codec implementation.
65
pocx_address
experimentalv1.0.3
Address encoding/decoding library for PoCX with Base58Check and Bech32 support
63
base58ck
growingv0.4.0
Bitcoin base58 encoding with checksum.
Core Metrics
| bs58 | pocx_address | base58ck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 65 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 72.3M | 939 | 4.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.3M | 0 | 460.4K |
| Dependents | 19.2K | 44 | 43 |
| Releases | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 797d ago | 19d ago | 91d ago |
| Age | 9y 6m | 4m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
bs58
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
10
pocx_address
Maintenance
19
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
base58ck
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bs58 | pocx_address | base58ck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.1 | 1.0.3 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 11KB | 9KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.91.0 | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •pocx_address leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bs58 has the most downloads (72.3M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bs58 is depended on by 19.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bs58 has not been updated in over a year.
- •bs58, base58ck are pre-1.0 — API may change.