Decision Workspace
byteformat vs bytesize vs powerfmt
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
27
byteformat
growingv0.1.0
Intuitive easy-to-use formatting of byte sizes
65
bytesize
growingv2.3.1
Semantic wrapper for byte count representations
54
powerfmt
growingv0.2.0
`powerfmt` is a library that provides utilities for formatting values. This crate makes it significantly easier to support filling to a minimum width with alignment, avoid heap allocation, and avoid repetitive calculations.
Core Metrics
| byteformat | bytesize | powerfmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 27 | 65 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4K | 68.4M | 295.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 2 | 4.9M | 28.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 6.9K | 33 |
| Releases | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1968d ago | 121d ago | 896d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 10y 11m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
byteformat
Maintenance
1
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
bytesize
Maintenance
10
Quality
18
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
powerfmt
Maintenance
7
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| byteformat | bytesize | powerfmt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.3.1 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 22KB | 15KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 7.7% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.67.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytesize leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •powerfmt has the most downloads (295.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bytesize is depended on by 6.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ byteformat, powerfmt have not been updated in over a year.
- •byteformat, powerfmt are pre-1.0 — API may change.