Decision Workspace
bytecon vs minicbor vs capnp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
bytecon
growingv0.5.13
A trait for easily converting to-and-from an array of bytes.
69
minicbor
stablev2.2.2
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
68
capnp
growingv0.25.4
runtime library for Cap'n Proto data encoding
Core Metrics
| bytecon | minicbor | capnp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 69 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 32.0K | 8.6M | 11.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 687.1K | 431.3K |
| Dependents | 5 | 1.9K | 1.5K |
| Releases | 48 | 69 | 199 |
| Last Updated | 365d ago | 8d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 6y 2m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
bytecon
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
minicbor
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
capnp
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bytecon | minicbor | capnp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.13 | 2.2.2 | 0.25.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BlueOak-1.0.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 88KB | 36KB | 151KB |
| Features | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 41.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minicbor leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •capnp has the most downloads (11.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •minicbor is depended on by 1.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bytecon, capnp are pre-1.0 — API may change.