Decision Workspace
bside vs bt_bencode vs mtorrent-utils
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bside
experimentalv0.3.1
A Bencode parser with Serde support.
44
bt_bencode
growingv0.8.2
A Bencode encoding/decoding implementation.
55
mtorrent-utils
experimentalv0.4.3
Miscellaneous utilities for BitTorrent protocol
Core Metrics
| bside | bt_bencode | mtorrent-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 44 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 274 | 33.9K | 2.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 10 | 749 | 203 |
| Dependents | 0 | 28 | 44 |
| Releases | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 72d ago | 376d ago | 9d ago |
| Age | 4m | 6y 1m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
bside
Maintenance
15
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
8
bt_bencode
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
14
mtorrent-utils
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| bside | bt_bencode | mtorrent-utils | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.8.2 | 0.4.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | EUPL-1.2 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 134KB | 27KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.36.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mtorrent-utils leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bt_bencode has the most downloads (33.9K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bt_bencode has not been updated in over a year.