Decision Workspace
cbor-edn vs cbor2-cli vs minicbor
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
cbor-edn
growingv0.0.10
Converter and processor for CBOR Diagnostic Notation (EDN)
50
cbor2-cli
experimentalv1.1.3
A practical cbor CLI for inspecting, decoding and encoding CBOR: diagnostic notation, JSON, hex/base64 and CBOR sequences.
67
minicbor
stablev2.2.2
A small CBOR codec suitable for no_std environments.
Core Metrics
| cbor-edn | cbor2-cli | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 50 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 726.6K | 188 | 10.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 74.9K | 0 | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 2.0K |
| Releases | 10 | 10 | 69 |
| Last Updated | 112d ago | 9d ago | 57d ago |
| Age | 2y 1m | 1m | 6y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cbor-edn
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
cbor2-cli
Maintenance
12
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
minicbor
Maintenance
16
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
8
Technical Details
| cbor-edn | cbor2-cli | minicbor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.10 | 1.1.3 | 2.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | BlueOak-1.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 100KB | 14KB | 36KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.76 | 1.89 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •minicbor leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •minicbor is depended on by 2.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cbor-edn is pre-1.0 — API may change.