Decision Workspace
cbd vs b64-cli vs lodepng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
cbd
growingv0.1.1
Command-line CBOR decoder and encoder
42
b64-cli
experimentalv0.1.2
A simple and fast command-line tool for encoding and decoding base64 strings
74
lodepng
stablev3.12.2
Reading and writing PNG files without system dependencies. Pure Rust port of LodePNG.
Core Metrics
| cbd | b64-cli | lodepng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 42 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 65 | 2.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 5 | 135.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 482 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 110 |
| Last Updated | 427d ago | 81d ago | 39d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 2m | 11y 2m |
Health Breakdown
cbd
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
b64-cli
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
lodepng
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cbd | b64-cli | lodepng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 3.12.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | Zlib |
| Dependencies | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 10KB | 3KB | 53KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 57.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.72 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •lodepng leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •lodepng is depended on by 482 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cbd has not been updated in over a year.
- •cbd, b64-cli are pre-1.0 — API may change.