Decision Workspace
bs62 vs base64-url vs base62
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bs62
growingv0.1.4
Base62 encoder / decoder with support for leading `0x00` bytes
69
base64-url
stablev3.0.3
Base64 encode, decode, escape and unescape for URL applications.
68
base62
stablev2.2.4
A Base62 encoding/decoding library
Core Metrics
| bs62 | base64-url | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 69 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 331.1K | 10.5M | 14.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 81.7K | 538.2K | 981.8K |
| Dependents | 22 | 739 | 318 |
| Releases | 5 | 40 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 1775d ago | 12d ago | 10d ago |
| Age | 5y | 7y 7m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
bs62
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
9
base64-url
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
base62
Maintenance
15
Quality
22
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| bs62 | base64-url | base62 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 3.0.3 | 2.2.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 5KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •base64-url leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base62 has the most downloads (14.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base64-url is depended on by 739 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bs62 has not been updated in over a year.
- •bs62 is pre-1.0 — API may change.