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
71
bstr
stablev1.12.1
A string type that is not required to be valid UTF-8.
68
bytestring
growingv1.5.0
A UTF-8 encoded read-only string using `Bytes` as storage
Core Metrics
| cbfr | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 71 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 9.5K | 269.3M | 61.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 17.1M | 3.8M |
| Dependents | 4 | 6.8K | 1.1K |
| Releases | 7 | 49 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 862d ago | 152d ago | 193d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 7y 5m | 6y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cbfr
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
bstr
Maintenance
13
Quality
20
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bytestring
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cbfr | bstr | bytestring | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.12.1 | 1.5.0 |
| 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 | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •bstr leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bstr is depended on by 6.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cbfr has not been updated in over a year.
- •cbfr is pre-1.0 — API may change.