Decision Workspace
cbfr vs bstr vs bytestring
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cbfr
growingv0.1.6
A buffer that run on stack, focusing on performance and speed
70
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
74
bytestring
stablev1.5.1
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
Core Metrics
| cbfr | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 70 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 9.6K | 307.0M | 67.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 21.1M | 3.4M |
| Dependents | 4 | 7.3K | 1.2K |
| Releases | 7 | 49 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 921d ago | 211d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 2y 9m | 7y 7m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cbfr
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
12
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bytestring
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cbfr | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.12.1 | 1.5.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 355KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.73 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bytestring leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr has the most downloads (307.0M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •bstr is depended on by 7.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cbfr has not been updated in over a year.
- •cbfr is pre-1.0 — API may change.