Decision Workspace
byte-wrapper vs data-encoding vs data-encoding-macro
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
byte-wrapper
experimentalv0.1.0
Newtype wrappers for hex byte arrays and base64 vectors, with serde and schemars support.
73
data-encoding
stablev2.10.0
Efficient and customizable data-encoding functions like base64, base32, and hex
63
data-encoding-macro
growingv0.1.19
Macros for data-encoding
Core Metrics
| byte-wrapper | data-encoding | data-encoding-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 73 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 2.7K | 238.1M | 29.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.7K | 21.1M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 7.5K | 442 |
| Releases | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| Last Updated | 23d ago | 76d ago | 76d ago |
| Age | 23d | 10y 3m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
byte-wrapper
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
data-encoding
Maintenance
13
Quality
23
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
data-encoding-macro
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| byte-wrapper | data-encoding | data-encoding-macro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.10.0 | 0.1.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 27KB | 22KB | 4KB |
| Features | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.48 | 1.48 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •data-encoding leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •data-encoding is depended on by 7.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •byte-wrapper, data-encoding-macro are pre-1.0 — API may change.